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edical Facts 
You Should Know 




BY 
ELLIOTT KIBLINGER.MD. 

MOREAUVILLE, LOUISIANA. 



The first wealth is health. Sickness 

is poor-sighted and cannot serve anyone; 

it must husband its resources to live. 

But health answers its own ends, and has 

to spare; runs over and inundates the 

neighborhoods and creeks of other men's 

necessities. 

— Emerson. 




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COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY 
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DEDICATED TO MY MOTHER 

MRS. ANN ELIZABETH KIBLINGER, 

AS SHE IS TO ME THE NOBLEST LAYMAN OF THEM ALL 
BY THE AUTHOR 



PREFACE 

This book is offered to the public with con- 
fidence that the field it covers has not hereto- 
fore been covered, and in the interest of the 
public it should be covered. I have been im- 
pressed for a number of years with the neces- 
sity of such a work. In the daily rounds of 
my professional life, I have been appalled at 
the ignorance which exists on medical sub- 
jects among the pubic. I have also been sur- 
prised at the gullibility of the public in hav- 
ing more faith in a patent medicine, as to the 
contents of which they know nothing, in pref- 
erence to using preparations of known in- 
gredients. 

Every physician knows that it is not the 
most capable and best equipped physician 
who controls the largest practice, but that the 
public generally employs the cunning, 
shrewd, unscrupulous doctor, the doctor who 
is a good mixer, and who does not hesitate 
to forward his interests by lies, and what is 
commonly known as hot air. 

Believing the time has arrived when the 
public should be awakened from their leth- 
argy and encouraged to think for themselves, 
this book is written in the hopes that it will 
open your eyes on some subjects at least. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

PAGE 

Introduction 11 

I. Personal Hygiene — Teeth, Freckles, 

Skin, Hair, Nails, Eyes 17 

II. General Directions in the Nursing 

of Acute Diseases 23 

III. The Rest Cure, With Passive Exer- 

cise and Increased Feeding. 2G 

IV. The Enema, or the Elimination Treat- 

ment 32 

V. Drug Addictions, Whiskey Habit 36 

VI. Diseases of Children — New Born, 
Bathing, Feeding, Gastro-Intestinal 
Diseases, Bed-Wetting, Convulsions, 
Ear-Ache, Measles, Whooping-Cougll, 
Scarlet Fever, The Cool Pack, 
Pneumonia 41 

VII. Chronic Diseases — Asthma, Rheuma- 
tism, Dyspepsia, Malaria, Hook- 
worm, Constipation, Heart Disease, 
Goiter, Baldness, Obesity, Head- 
aches 61 

VIII. Diseases Peculiar to Women — Anat- 
omy and Physiology, Causes of 
Disease in Women, Hygienic Sug- 
gestions, Preventive Measures, Dis- 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

PAGE 

eases of the External and Internal 
Organs of Generation, Displace- 
ments, Menstrual Disorders, Labor 
Made Easy, Bust Developer, Steril- 
ity, the Douche, Exercise, Your 
Toilet, Abortion 85 

IX. Household Remedies and Special 
Formulas — Catarrh, Warts, Corn 
Cure, Chill Tonic, Bitters, Boils, 
Bunions, Burns, Constipation, Dys- 
pepsia, Epilepsy, Headache, Kidney 
Cure, Liver Medicine, Rheumatism, 120 

X. Diseases Peculiar to Men — Gonor- 
rhea, Syphilis, Varicocele, Gleet, 
Spermatorrhea, Prostatorrhea, Or- 
chitis, Impotency 128 

XL Veterinary Medicine and Useful 
Formulas — Colic, Condition Pow- 
ders, Yellow Water, Founders, 
Heaves, Screw Worms, Blind Stag- 
gers, Chicken Cholera, Ant Exterm- 
inator, Brass Polish, Carpet Cleaner, 
Cement, Leather Cement, To Remove 
Grease From Clothes, Furniture Pol- 
ish, Harness Dressing, Writing Ink, 
To Clean Hats 140 

XII. Some Inside Facts Regarding Medi- 
cal Profession 146 

XIII. What to Do in Emergencies — Anti- 
dotes for Poisons 149 



INTRODUCTION 

The author of this book has believed for 
years that the layman should possess knowl- 
edge, which, at present, is available only to 
the physician, and which can be obtained 
only by years of service at medical colleges, 
and with an outlay of thousands of dollars. 
It is not wise that any certain set of men 
should possess a monopoly on any science. 
Following out his convictions as above out- 
lined, he has undertaken to impart the facts 
he believes the layman should know in this 
volume. The above convictions have been 
a gradual growth, the result of fifteen years 
in the active practice of medicine, also of 
observation. The result is, this volume writ- 
ten by a physician for the layman. 

This work is not intended to supplant one's 
family physician when he desires one, but the 
author believes that the facts herein given 
will enable him to select one with intelligence 
and confidence. 

The author believes that every head of a 
family should have a sufficient amount of 
medical knowledge to enable him to intelli- 

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gently look after the health of himself and 
his family ; to know what to do in emergen- 
cies; to know what to do in all minor ail- 
ments ; to know how to select a capable physi- 
cian when he decides to employ one, and, 
lastly, to enable him to treat successfully 
himself those many chronic diseases, which, 
as a rule, the average physician fails to cure, 
but which cost the pubic millions of dollars 
annually in the purchase of patent medicines. 
He has no remedies for sale ; he has no new 
theories to exploit. The facts and formulas 
herein given are the result of years of experi- 
ence; the selection of the best from hun- 
dreds of medical authorities ; a digest of the 
data gradually gotten together by the author 
within the past fifteen years. Some of the 
methods of treatment herein given, when 
first introduced, sold for ten or more dollars. 
Some of the remedies, the formulas of which 
are given, have made fortunes for their ex- 
ploiters. Some of the knowledge you will 
gain by studying this volume may be the 
cause of your finding health, which you may 
have despaired of ever regaining. Some of 
the courses of treatment outlined in this 
volume have been the means of restoring 
thousands of invalids to health after they 
had spent hundreds of dollars with physi- 
cians to no avail. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 13 

Subjects are discussed and treatments out- 
lined for conditions which the general prac- 
titioners of medicine appear to ignore. 

Special treatments are outlined with direc- 
tions so plainly written that they can be in- 
telligently administered at home, which, if 
applied under a physician, or at a sanitarium, 
would cost the patient hundreds of dollars. 
It is your privilege, as well as your duty, to 
have knowledge such as this volume contains. 

I do not know why the practice of medicine 
should be left shrouded in mystery. I do not 
know why the sick should be compelled to 
swallow a lot of drugs on a physician's advice 
without being told what they are taking and 
why. I do not know why the average physi- 
cian practices "looking wise and saying noth- 
ing" except it be to hide his ignorance, or con- 
tinue a custom of mystery and occultism 
practiced by their ancestors when the heal- 
ing art was a part of the function of the 
priesthood. But this is an age in which 
knowledge is being disseminated, and medi- 
cine, like theology, must give way to reason 
and light. 

When one purchases an automobile, or any 
other machine, the first thing he does is to 
study its mechanism and learn how to keep 
it in order. How much more important is 
your body, your health? I admit it is a more 
intricate machine, but its functions can be 



14 MEDICAL FACTS 

understood, and your health can be safe- 
guarded, and diseases prevented and cured if 
you will go to the same trouble to learn how 
as you would in the case of the automobile. 
In this volume I shall also give the facts as 
I have observed them as pertains to surgery. 
It is the author's belief that if the laity knew 
the number of people who are annually sub- 
jected to useless surgical operations, it would 
probably cause a revulsion of sentiment 
which would produce a too lengthy swing of 
the pendulum in the opposite direction. It is 
a plethoric condition of many pocket books 
for which the surgeon opens the abdomen, 
and not always an inflamed appendix, which 
the unfortunate patient is led to believe. 
The average young physician aspires to be a 
surgeon, because it is spectacular; because 
the fees are better and his reputation can be 
established more rapidly among an ignorant 
and custom ridden public than if he confines 
his efforts to medicine alone. How many 
men are there practicing medicine who are 
incompetent? Under the plea of a scientific 
diagnosis, how many women and young girls 
are subjected to undue handling and expo- 
sure of their person by physicians ? I do not 
desire to overdraw the picture, for it is also 
a fact that we have thousands of conscien- 
tious men in our profession, men above re- 
proach, men upon whom you can depend. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 15 

But can you, without advice, pick them out? 

From the above suggestions you readily 
see how important it is that you acquire some 
knowledge of medicine. All things you daily 
have need for you ought to have some knowl- 
edge of. Knowledge makes for honesty; 
knowledge protects you from imposition. If 
you study the mechanism of your car, why 
do you permit a more intricate and delicate 
machine, your body, to be ignored ? Why de- 
pend entirely on your physician to keep its 
machinery in order while he, in turn, in order 
to earn the maximum amount of cash when 
consulted, names your troubles in a dead 
language and gives you a prescription in 
Latin to keep you in ignorance and foster 
that mighty mystery, which at this stage of 
the world's history, should be forever ban- 
ished. 

By referring to the contents of this volume 
you can readily see the scope of the work, 
and the importance of the subject. The au- 
thor hopes it will encourage in you a desire 
for knowledge, the usefulness of which you 
cannot gainsay. 

Believing the facts herein given will prove 
of inestimable value to the reader, I am, 
Yours sincerely, 

Elliott Kiblinger, M. D. 



MEDICAL FACTS YOU SHOULD 
KNOW. 

CHAPTER I. 

PERSONAL HYGIENE. 

The Teeth. Mouth breathers, besides suf- 
fering from some asymmetry of the face, 
also suffer from the accumulation of organic 
matter on the teeth, which favors the de- 
struction of the dentine. Therefore it is a 
parent's duty to see to it that their children 
are not allowed to sleep with their mouths 
open. Also see to it that the child does not 
acquire the habit of sucking its thumb. 

In those who do not wash their teeth regu- 
largly we find that they suffer from a catar- 
rhal irritation of the gums which finally 
causes a recession and exposure of the root, 
which is not protected by enamel. 

But the disease most dreaded by both the 
laity and dentist is known as pyorrhea alveol- 
aris, or Rigg's disease, until recently an in- 
curable malady. This disease was once the 
bugbear of the dentist, but a specific has been 
i found and its cure now is easy. The treat- 

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rnent is as simple as it is effective. It con- 
sists in the taking internally of ipecac and the 
use of same locally on the teeth. 

It will not be many months before the best 
tooth pastes will contain ipecac, for just as 
soon as this great discovery becomes gener- 
ally known by those who are marketing such 
articles, they will add ipecac and probably ad- 
vertise the fact. 

Care of the Teeth. The care of the teeth 
resolves itself into keeping the teeth clean 
by frequent use of the brush, and the use of 
a good tooth paste, preferably one that con- 
tains some ipecac. 

Every other day the use of prepared chalk 
will be found beneficial for its grinding effect, 
which keeps the teeth white and clean and 
gives them a polish. Below is given a for- 
mula for the making of a good tooth paste. 

Ex. No. 1. 

Powdered ipecac — drams 1. 
Precipitated chalk — ounces 16. 
Powdered orris root — ounces 3. 
Powdered cuttle bone — ounces 1. 
Magnesium carbonate — ounces ^. 
Oil wintergreen — drops 10. 
Oil peppermint — drops 10. 
Menthol — scruples 1. Mix the above. 
This formula contains the ipecac, which 
prevents the dread Rigg's disease, the cuttle 






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bone and chalk are for their polishing effect, 
the orris root and magnesia is added to re- 
duce the grinding effect of the cuttle bone, 
the oils are for their flavoring and fragrance, 
and the menthol for its antiseptic properties. 
Whenever a cavity is discovered it should 
be filled at once by a dentist. 

SKIN. 

The skin is intimately connected with the 
internal organs through the blood supply 
and nervous system. Therefore it is essen- 
tial to health that the skin be kept clean. 
Bathing acts as a powerful nervine. It equal- 
izes the circulation by bringing the blood to 
the surface. The cold bath acts as a power- 
ful stimulant, and the proper time to take a 
cold bath is in the morning. 

The Allen Manufacturing Company, of To- 
ledo Ohio, have placed on the market an ap- 
paratus with which one can take a cold bath, 
a shower bath or a hot bath. Write to them 
and get their descriptive literature and 
prices. It is, in fact, a poor man's bath. 

A cold bath causes at first a contraction of 
the minute blood vessels in the skin, driving 
the blood to the internal organs to be fol- 
lowed within a quarter of an hour by a dila- 
tation of the vessels of the skin which lessens 
the amount of blood to the internal organs. 

If a cold bath habit is desired it is best to 



20 MEDICAL FACTS 

begin during the summer so as to have time 
in which to grow used to it before winter 
arrives. The most invigorating way to take 
a cold bath is by means of the shower. Those 
who are in the habit of taking a cold bath in 
the morning seldom catch cold. 

The warm bath is generally taken upon 
retiring on account of its soothing effect on 
the nervous system and it also produces a 
desire to sleep. A very hot bath should not 
be taken except for some special purpose. 

In view of the fact that the skin secretes 
a grease it is essential in order to maintain 
cleanliness to use soap. A good soap should 
contain nearly equal parts of fat and an al- 
kali. Most cheap soaps on the market con- 
tain silica which increas its bulk. 

FRECKLES. 

Below I give you what in my experience 
has proven the best formula for the removal 
of freckles. 

Ex. No. 2. 

Mercuric chloride — grains 5. 
Hydrochloric acid — drops 100. 
Bitter Almonds — drams 5. 
Glycerine — drams 3. 
Tinct. benzoin — drams 1. 
Orange flower water enough to make 
ounces 8. Mix. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 21 

Directions. Poison. For externa! use. 

Apply with soft cloth once daily. 

To make a good cold cream prepare the 
following: 

Ex. No. 3. 

Spermaceti — ounces 1. 
White wax — ounces 1. 
Castor oil — ounces 6. 
Sweet almond oil — ounces 3. 
Rose water — ounces 3. 
Borax — grains 30. 
Oil of rose — drops 10. 

To prepare a toilet cream, make up the fol- 
lowing: 

Rx. No. 4. 

Quince seed — ounces %. 

Glycerine — ounces 4. 

Powdered Borax — drams 2^. 

Water — ounces 27. 

Cologne water — ounces 2. 

Directions for mixing: Heat water to boil- 
ing point, add the seed and macerate four 
hours, stirring often, then strain and add 
glycerine and borax. 

HAIR. 
The cause of falling out of hair is generally 
due to poor circulation in the scalp or dan- 
druff. We overcome the first by massage 



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and stimulating hair tonics. To rid your 
head of dandruff, keep the scalp clean by fre- 
quent washing and use a stiff brush with vig- 
or, after which use the following hair tonic. 
For formula see article on baldness. 

Rx. No. 39. 

THE NAILS. 

The nails are kept in a healthy condition 
by following these simple directions. Press 
back once or twice a week that portion of 
skin which overhangs the roots of the nails. 
2nd. Never scrape the nails. 3rd. Remove 
all stains by the use of a solution of oxalic 
acid. 4th. The nails should be polished as 
required by using some good nail polish. (See 
formula for nail polish in chapter on the dis- 
eases of women, Rx. No. 68.) 

EYES. 

A simple eye wash may be made by dissolv- 
ing some boric acid in boiled water. Use as 
much acid as the water will dissolve. 



CHAPTER II. 

GENERAL DIRECTIONS IN THE NURSING 
OF ACUTE DISEASES. 

Deportment. In the sick room you must 
always be quiet, firm ; of an even temper and 
cheerful. 

Provide yourself with a thermometer, a 
fountain syringe, a package of absorbent cot- 
ton, a fever chart, and some antiseptic (car- 
bolic acid, or antiseptic tablets of bichloride 
of mercury). All of the above may be pur- 
chased at any drug store for a small amount. 

The temperature of the patient should 
be taken every four hours, except if the pa- 
tient should be asleep, and written down on 
the fever chart, which should also state the 
hour that the temperature was taken. 

A record should be kept of the bowel move* 
ment, action of the kidney, when nourish- 
ment was given and the kind, the rate of the 
pulse, and in fact you should keep a complete 
record of the patient's condition. 

As for high fever do not hesitate to use 
cold water, either as a sponge bath; cold to 
head or an ice bag may be applied. 

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Alcohol, a pint to a gallon of water, used 
as a sponge bath, will readily bring the tem- 
perature down. 

For the bowels, an enema of warm water, 
to which has been added either a tablespoon- 
ful of glycerine or epsom salts, will usually 
produce results. 

As a rule, nourishment should be given 
every three hours. It should consist of 
broths, egg whites, soups, ices, etc. And do 
not depend upon beef and brandy in bottles. 
Such preparations contain too much alcohol 
and hardly any nutriment. The expense is 
out of proportion to the nourishment it con- 
tains. 

Always after handling an infectious case, 
make it a rule to wash your hands in an anti- 
septic solution. A teaspoonful of liquid car- 
bolic acid to a bowl of water makes a good 
and inexpensive antiseptic. 

The excretions from the patient should be 
immediately emptied and the bed pan washed 
out in an antiseptic solution. In rural dis- 
tricts a practical method for the disposal of 
excreta is to dig a deep hole (four feet) re- 
moved from the dwelling, and not in the gar- 
den either, and every time the bed pan is 
emptied into the hole a shovelful of lime 
should be thrown in, or in case it is impossi- 
ble to secure lime, ashes or dry dirt may be 
used. Be sure to cover the excreta thorough- 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 25 

ly, otherwise flies may light on it and bring 
the infectious material back into the house 
and infect your food. The spoons, glasses, 
etc., should, when not in use, be kept sub- 
merged in water. This is simple to do and it 
prevents flies from lighting on the spoon and 
disseminating infectious material through- 
out the house. 



CHAPTER III. 

THE REST CURE, WITH PASSIVE EXERCISE 
AND INCREASED FEEDING. 

Some years ago, Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, that 
noted specialist on nervous diseases, devised 
a treatment for neurasthenics which revolu- 
tionized all former treatments as regards its 
methods and effects. 

His observations led him to believe that the 
cause of their nervousness was that they ex- 
pended more energy daily than they gener- 
ated. Therefore, instead of prescribing for 
such patients, tonics, nervines and other 
drugs, he placed the patients in bed at abso- 
lute rest and kept them there for a period 
varying from one to two weeks. Now, in or- 
der that those patients should receive the 
necessary exercise to maintain healthy body 
function he had the patients massaged daily. 
Another very essential thing needed to effect 
a cure, he found out, was that these patients 
were all so nervous and run down that they 
could not eat enough, or did not eat enough, 
to maintain their health and strength. He 
overcame that by forced feeding. Therefore, 

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YOU SHOULD KNOW 27 

the entire treatment as devised by him af- 
forded rest, exercise and food. Rest the pa- 
tients received by being confined in bed. Ex- 
ercise the patient received by the massage, 
and nourishment was administered by an 
abundance of food. Such wonderful results 
were obtained that he published his observa- 
tions to the medical profession. After that 
Dr. Playfair, of London, a noted obstetrician 
and author, tried the new treatment as out- 
lined by Dr. Mitchell on some wealthy women 
of his clientele. The results he obtained were 
so remarkable that he published a small book 
giving case records and results. It was 
through the latter's work that my attention 
was called to this new treatment for run- 
down, nervous women. During the next four 
or five years I had occasion to apply the treat- 
ment in my practice a number of times, and 
as I got the same amazing results, I am 
naturally very enthusiastic regarding it. 

The treatment is indicated in all of those 
women who are irritable, excessively ner- 
vous, morose, painful, and those who are suf- 
fering from flatulency, indigestion, palpita- 
tion of the heart and also those who are 
easily upset. 

The following cases are given in which I 
have used this treatment and which have 
been taken from my records without any spe- 
cial selection to show you the type of case in 



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which the treatment will do the most good. 
Case 1. S. L. Male, age 32 years, single, oc- 
cupation, clerk. Reported to me for treat- 
ment, complaining of the following symp- 
toms : He had had LaGrippe two years ago, 
which left him very nervous. For the past 
year he could not bear to hear any one walk 
heavy on the floor. He had lost all control 
over his emotions, and was compelled to re- 
sign his position as clerk on account of lack 
of self control. He stated to me that while 
talking to anyone in any ordinary conversa- 
tion, he would without cause begin to weep. 
I put this patient to bed and secured a strong, 
healthy negro as a nurse and to do the rub- 
bing. I instructed the nurse to apply olive , 
oil to the skin, and beginning at the feet, to 
massage the patient over the entire body. 
The muscles of the legs and back were to 
be thoroughly rubbed and kneaded, the oper- 
ation to last at first for thirty minutes. As 
the treatment progressed the time consumed 
was to be lengthened ten minutes a day until 
the time required reached one hour. After 
the massage the patient was to be allowed to 
sleep one hour, after which he was to have a 
bath. Now, I do not give these patients any 
drugs, but I order that they be given a pint 
of milk every two hours in the day, in which 
has been added the white of one egg. Besides 
the above the patient is to have his three 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 29 

regular meals of fruit, vegetables and meat. 
The massage gives all the muscles of the 
body thorough exercise without any exertion 
on their part, which permits them to store up 
energy. The rubbing also has the effect of 
opening up the pores of the skin and produc- 
ing perfect elimination of all effete material 
in the system, which is the secret of their 
ability to consume and assimilate such large 
quantities of food with relish. In the above 
case ten days produced a complete cure. He 
again took up his position in the store and 
some time afterward wrote me he was per- 
fectly well. 

Case 2. B. D. Female, age, 25 years, re- 
ports for treatment suffering with the fol- 
lowing symptoms: Weaknes, headaches, sal- 
low color, irritable and nervous ; during her 
menses she suffered intense pain, was morose 
and she told me that she spent three-fourths 
of her time in bed, as she felt too weak to 
stand up. Two weeks of rubbing and feeding 
as above outlined produced a cure. The only 
other treatment this patient received was in- 
jections of warm water as described in the 
chapter entitled The Enema, or Elimination 
Treatment. 

Now, I have the records of scores of such 
cases, but to record more would be but a 
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complained of and the results obtained with 
this method of treatment. 

I know of many women who take a course 
of this treatment every year and they claim 
that it rejuvenates them and gives them a 
new lease on life. That the treatment may 
be administered by any one at their own 
home without any outside help, I offer the 
following directions, which, should you de- 
cide to take the treatment, it would be neces- 
sary for you to study carefully and follow ex- 
plicitly. Select a hard bed in a well ventil- 
ated room. Secure an old blanket and a gal- 
lon of olive oil or cotton seed oil, and arrange 
to have an abundance of milk, eggs and a lib- 
eral general diet. The next point is to se- 
lect a cheerful and strong nurse, one who can 
administer the rubbing. Give for the first few 
days only one rub a day, preferably at bed 
time. These rubs need not last over thirty 
minutes each. 

After the first few days give a rub both 
night and morning, prolonging the time ten 
minutes per day until each rub lasts one 
hour. 

After placing the patient on the blanket, 
which serves both as a protection to the bed 
and also as a cover for the patient, apply the 
oil; then manipulate the joints of the toes. 
Eepeat the operation for the feet and then 
the ankles. When you reach the muscles of 



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the leg they must be kneaded just as you 
would if you were making up bread. The 
knee must be repeatedly bent to and fro and 
the entire joint manipulated thoroughly. The 
abdominal muscles must be manipulated but 
not kneaded like the leg muscles on account 
of the internal abdominal organs. After go- 
ing over the chest and back, six or more 
passes must be made from the top to the end 
of the spine. Then will come the neck muscles 
which must be pinched and rubbed. The 
arms are to receive the same treatment as 
did the legs. After the rub is finished the 
patient must be given a pint of milk and al- 
lowed to rest and probably sleep. After this, 
give the patient a warm bath, after which 
more nourishment may be given. Should the 
bowels become costive depend upon high rec- 
tal injections of warm water and urge the 
patient to retain as much of the water as 
possible. The above course of treatment 
must be repeated daily. In a week you will 
be surprised at the results. In extreme cases 
absolute confinement in bed must be insisted 
upon throughout the course of the treatment. 
In less severe cases it is not necessary that 
the patient be so restricted as to rest, but 
may be permitted to remain out of bed most 
of the day. This treatment will overcome in- 
somnia; will impart a freshness and vigor 
to any one. 



CHAPTER IV. 

THE ENEMA OR THE ELIMINATION 
TREATMENT. 

Some years ago the medical profession was 
subjected to an advertising campaign in the 
interest of what was called a new discovery, 
a discovery that would effectually cure every 
disease and prolong the life of the individual 
indefinitely. This form of treatment was 
based on the theory that the large intestine 
was the sewerage system of the human body 
and that all diseases were caused by accu- 
mulations in the larger bowels and the ab- 
sorption of toxins or poisons by the blood 
from the mass of accumulations. Since that 
time the treatment has been advertised to 
the laity. I remember when practically every 
head of a family in the town in which I was 
raised purchased a copy of the pamphlet and 
paid $10 for same. Within the next thirty 
days there were innumerable cures of all 
sorts of chronic cases reported throughout 
the community by its enthusiastic users. As 
the treatment has great merit and really is 
founded on a correct and scientific basis it 

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YOU SHOULD KNOW 33 

is given here, together with advice as to just 
what cases it is to be used in. 

What the treatment consists of. This treat- 
ment is simply the injection of from one to 
one and one-half gallons of water into the 
bowels, that is to say, first the patient is in- 
structed to inject a gallon of water into the 
colon and to knead the abdomen, and to re- 
tain the water a few minutes, and to then go 
to stool. After all of the first injection has 
been passed to take a second injection or 
nearly as much water and retain that as long 
as possible. Some patients succeed in retain- 
ing it until it is absorbed by the blood and 
is eliminated by the skin and kidneys. 

You can readily see that such a treatment, 
besides cleaning out the bowels, also flushes 
out the kidneys and skin. Upon taking the 
treatment you will be surprised at the quan- 
tity of poisonous material that will go away. 
This treatment is to be repeated once every 
day. The large intestine contains both longi- 
tudinal and circular muscular fibers which 
cause the gut to take the form and shape 
of pockets. This injection treatment by the 
large amount of water used puts those con- 
strictions between the pockets on the stretch 
and bellows out the gut, allowing the fecal 
matter to be dislodged and to pass on down to 
the rectum. This form of treatment has the 
endorsement of many physicians of note. It 



34 MEDICAL FACTS 

can be carried out at your own home without 
the co-operation or advice of a physician, and 
without the slightest danger. One month's 
treatment will cause even a healthy person to 
feel much better. 

I have had occasion to use it in hundreds 
of cases in my practice and it gave me per- 
fect satisfaction in every case. The indica- 
tions for its use are as follows : 

Intestinal indigestion, bad breath, head- 
ache, sallow skin, tired feeling, constipation, 
lassitude, capricious appetite, flatulency, 
which by pressure on the heart may cause 
palpitation of the heart. Diarrhea, alternat- 
ing with constipation, is always due to 
chronic constipation, the diarrhea beings na- 
ture's effort to dislodge the mass and pro- 
duce a cure. 

A few cases of epilepsy have been cured by 
this treatment. 

Below are given a few cases occurring in 
my own practice on which I used this treat- 
ment with success : 

Miss Z. T., Seamstress, age 24, has suf- 
fered for the past six years with fits. She 
would without warning, fall unconscious, 
which lasted only a short period, and she had 
frequent headaches, sallow skin, easily tired, 
never felt healthy, capricious appetite and 
constipation. The quantity of fecal matter 
gotten by repeated rectal injections of a gal- 



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Ion of warm water was enormous. This pa- 
tient completely recovered within three 
weeks, and, above all, she continues to be 
well, three years having elapsed since the 
treatment was given. 

Case 2. This patient, a young lady, con- 
sulted me regarding her condition and 
claimed she had given up all hopes of ever 
being cured as she had tried a score of physi- 
cians to no avail. She complained of dizzi- 
ness, headache, pimples on her cheeks, lan- 
guor, nervousness, sour stomach, etc. She 
had been constipated all her life. One 
month's treatment produced a complete cure. 
At first it was hard to convince the patient 
that she was to get well without taking any 
medicine. But after the treatment was ex- 
plained to her she undertook it and now she 
believes enemas will cure any disease. 



CHAPTER V, 

DRUG ADDICTIONS: WHISKEY HABIT. 

Among physicians, drug addicts are gen- 
erally looked upon as people who are sick, 
that is to say, inebriety is considered a dis- 
ease, just as typhoid fever or measles is a dis- 
ease. That being true, instead of scolding 
an inebriate, he should be shown its evil ef- 
fects and persuaded to submit to treatment. 
He should be told to what intemperance 
leads, financial ruin, the weakening of his 
will power and moral depravity. He should 
not be asked to quit unaided. He can no more 
quit than he could quit having fever were he 
stricken with typhoid. But with the patient's 
desire to get well, with his co-operation, he 
can be cured. If a nurse or any one who has 
firmness, can be secured to nurse the patient, 
the treatment outlined in this chapter will 
effect a disgust for the drug and produce a 
cure within several days. This treatment 
can be carried out in the patient's own home 
without the aid of a physician, but it would 
be well to consult your physician, as the 
treatment sometimes produces a slight and 
temporary delirium, which however is per- 

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YOU SHOULD KNOW 37 

fectly free from any danger, only it may 
frighten some other member of the family, 
who may be of a nervous disposition. Too 
often a person acquires the habit through 
employing an ignorant physician, who will 
administer an hypodermic of morphine in or- 
der to relieve his patient rapidly and save 
time for himself. 

Treatment. After securing the patient's 
consent to take the treatment, and instilling 
into him an enthusiasm and ambition to be 
rid of his pernicious habit, and after select- 
ing one member of the family or a neighbor 
who is possessed with a strong character, as 
nurse, administer two compound cathartic 
pills and clean out the intestinal canal. Have 
your druggist fill the following prescriptions : 

Ex. No. 5. 

One tube of sulphate strichnine 1-50 grain 
(hypodermic tablets). 

Ex. No. 6. 

Fluid extract of ergot — ozs. 2. 

Ex. No. 7. 

Morphine sulph. — grains 1. 

Chloral hydrate — drams 5. 

Tr. Hyoscamous — ozs. 1. 

Tr. Capsicum — drams 1. 

Aqua, enough to make — ozs. 4. M. 



38 MEDICAL FACTS 

Ex. No. 8. 

Strichnine Sulph. — Grains V&. 

Tr. Capsicum — Dram. 1. 

Tr. Cnchona — ozs. 1. 

Tr. Ginger — ozs. 1. M. 

Do not wait for the effect of the cathartic, 
but begin with the strichnine tablets and give 
one every four hours (six doses a day) . 

Of the ergot give one-half teaspoonful 
three times a day. 

Of the morphine and chloral solution give 
one teaspoonful every two to six hours night 
and day according to the following directions. 

You must aim to administer enough of 
this prescription to keep the patient's ner- 
vous system quiet, to produce sleep when 
sleep is required, to keep his stomach warmed 
up, and lastly, when the patient complains 
bitterly for a drink of alcoholic stimulant, as 
this is to be used as a substitute until he is 
able to resist the whiskey. 

Now, with the above instruction any per- 
son should be able to treat a drunkard. You 
will find that within two or three days, and 
sometimes in only one day the patient will 
tell you he has no desire whatever for whis- 
key. I have never seen this treatment fail 
to do the work. I have put a patient under 
this treatment at the earnest solicitation of 
his family and friends, a patient who did 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 39 

not want to quit drinking, and after two days 
have had the patient complain bitterly that 
he could not crave liquor, and that he did 
not want to be in a condition where he could 
not enjoy a drink. But he was in that condi- 
tion and we kept him under the treatment for 
ten days and finally cured him, in spite of his 
not wanting to be cured. The ergot is given 
for its effect on the circulation. It contracts 
the vessels, which prevents and cures what is 
known as wet brain. The strichnine is given 
for its effect on the heart and as a general 
tonic, as in all these patients a powerful tonic 
is absolutely needed. 

Now as regards the after treatment. 
These patients after two or three days will 
not any longer have any desire for liquor 
and will be found cured except that they may 
require a general tonic, something that will 
maintain their appetite and tone up their ner- 
vous system. For that give the ginger and 
strichnine prescription and keep it up for 
several weeks. This treatment covers every 
indication for the cure of the whiskey habit. 
It keeps the vital organs, nervous system, 
heart and stomach well stimulated; it af- 
fords an effectual substitute for the usual 
whiskey, and it is the general experience of 
all specialists that a few days administration 
of hyoscamous obliterates that constant crav- 
ing for whiskey. If temporary delirium oc- 



40 MEDICAL FACTS 

cur during the course of treatment it is 
probably caused by the hyoscamous, but let 
me assure you that hyoscamous is not con- 
sidered a dangerous drug. Should you go to 
a sanitarium for treatment it would cost you 
from $100 to $200 and probably you would re- 
ceive the identical treatment as outlined 
above. There is but one other point which it 
is necessary for you to know to be placed in 
possession of all needful facts to enable you 
to cure yourself of the whiskey habit in the 
privacy of your home and that fact is, at the 
beginning of the treatment quit off short the 
use of the usual beverage. You will not suc- 
ceed in effecting a cure if you undertake to 
quit by degrees. For the morphine or co- 
caine habit the general treatment as outlined 
above for the whiskey habit will prove suffi- 
cient except that you must not quit off short 
but quit by degrees. 



CHAPTER VI. 
THE DISEASES OF CHILDREN. 

The New Born. "If I were asked what 
I considered the chief requisite for the suc- 
cessful practice of pediatrics by a competent 
physician I would answer the education of 
the mother." 

The above is a quotation from Prof. Ker- 
ley's excellent work on diseases of children. 

The more capable and the better instruct- 
ed the mother, the better it is for the baby. 
For instance, in the case of a mother of fair 
intelligence, if it is explained to her that con- 
densed milk and proprietary foods, when pre- 
pared for use, are weak in fat, weak in pro- 
teids as compared with mother's milk, the 
natural food for an infant, she will at once 
be convinced that such food is not good for 
her baby. Cow's milk, on the other hand, 
when properly corrected forms an almost per- 
fect substitute for mother's milk. When it 
is thus explained a mother will adopt cow's 
milk, properly modified, in all cases when the 
natural infant food, mother's milk, is not 
available. 

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42 MEDICAL FACTS 

Before the birth of a child a mother 
should be instructed how to prepare for its 
advent. There are many excellent "infant 
baskets" on the market which contain every- 
thing needful for the new born baby. 

The following should be secured: 

One box good talcum powder. 

One bar castile soap. 

One soft hair brush. 

Six soft towels. 

Safety pins, diapers made of birdseye 
cloth. 

Flannel belly bands. 

Besides the above, the usual clothing 
should be provided. 

After the child's arrival it should be an- 
nointed all over with olive oil, wrapped up and 
allowed to rest for a few hours before having 
its bath. If the above suggestion is followed, 
the oil will dissolve the vernix caseosum, 
when if washed in the usual manner it will 
not all come away but will remain to cause a 
dermatitis. 

After the child's birth it should be given 
the breast, while as yet there is no milk se- 
creted, the child receives a dose of colostrum 
which acts as a laxative. Nursing also 
causes the mother's womb to contract, thus 
assisting in preventing hemorrhages. Do not 
give the baby oil, calomel or other purga- 
tives, and do not allow women visitors, who 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 43 

have older children, to nurse the child. If 
nature demanded that an infant receive milk 
the first two or three days of its life, rest 
assured nature would supply it. The fact 
that no milk is secreted at first should teach 
us that the infant under two or three days 
of age does not require any. Another thing 
I will call your attention to is this: Do not 
administer sugar tits or sweetened water or 
whiskey to the baby soon after it is born. 
I know it is the custom in many sections of 
the country to do so, but it is both unneces- 
sary and harmful. It is always by far the 
best that the infant be raised on its natural 
food — mother's milk — but if for any reason 
it becomes necessary to bottle-feed it, the 
following care must always be taken with the 
nursing bottle, and cow's milk must be used 
always instead of artificial infant foods. Se- 
cure two or more nursing bottles and nipples, 
prepare the milk as needed, allowing the un- 
used bottle to remain always submerged in 
a solution of borax and water, using one or 
two teaspoonf uls of borax to a pint of water. 
Once every day the bottle should be boiled. 
To prevent the formation of curds in the bot- 
tle, which is difficult to remove, use a little 
ammonia water or soda when washing out 
the bottle. In the appropriate place will be 
given formulas for the modification of cow's 
milk for the use of young infants. 



44 MEDICAL FACTS 

Remember that one-fourth of all babies 
born, die before their second year of life. The 
great majority of those deaths are caused 
from gastro-intestinal troubles. Hot weather 
does not produce disease, but in hot weather 
disease germs multiply rapidly and such 
germs enter the baby's system through its 
food. Therefore, in bottle-fed babies, be sure 
that the milk is kept covered and in a cool 
place. For the rural population, who often 
have no ice box, the babies' milk should be 
placed into a carefully stopped bottle and let 
down into the well until needed. 

Bowels. It is not generally known that 
an infant when six months old can be trained 
to go to stool regularly. It is important that 
the habit be formed as early as possible, and 
at six months of age is the proper time to 
begin. Have special hours each day to place 
the infant on the commode and hold it there 
for a few minutes. You will find that soon 
the infant will void urine and its bowels will 
act. 

Colic. Don't give soothing syrups which 
contain morphine to your baby. If attention 
is given to its food, the baby will not have 
the colic. But should the child cry and expel 
gas administer the following: 

Ex. No. 9. 

Ricarb. soda — grains 1. 



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Paregoric — drops 2. 

Oil of Fennel— drops 1-10. 

One such dose every hour until relieved. 

Bathing. The infant should have a daily 
warm bath and the best castile soap should 
be used. In fevers do not place the infant in 
cold water to reduce its fever but have the 
water at a temperature of 100 degrees Fah- 
renheit to begin with, and gradually add cold 
water until the temperature of the water is 
reduced to 80 degrees Fahrenheit,, 

In very high fever the following may be 
used : To a quart of cold water add one-half 
pint of alcohol and apply with soft cloth, us- 
ing friction and keep the infant well covered 
while receiving the bath. Continue the above 
until the fever is reduced, which is usually in 
about ten minutes. 

Artificial Feeding. The essential points 
to keep in mind if you find that you will have 
to raise the child on the bottle are as follows : 

Human milk contains the following, in 
the proportion as stated: 

Fat, 4 per cent. 

Sugar, 7 per cent. 

Proteid, iy 2 per cent. 

Cow's milk contains: 

Fat, 4 per cent. 

Sugar, 4 per cent. 

Proteid, sy 2 per cent. 



46 MEDICAL FACTS 

Now, to make cow's milk conform to hu- 
man milk, we add water to reduce the per- 
centage of proteid, but as that also reduces 
the proportion of the fat and sugar, we then 
add cream and milk-sugar to bring those con- 
stituents up to the required amount. There- 
fore, to modify cow's milk, the following is 
prepared: 

Cream, 2 per cent. 

Milk, 4 per cent. 

Milk-sugar, 1 per cent. 

Water, 10 per cent. 

The above gives us the following approxi- 
mate percentages : 

Fats, 3 per cent. 

Sugar, 7V2 per cent. 

Proteid, V/z per cent. 

The above is for a healthy infant. If the 
child should not be able to digest the milk as 
modified above, which will show itself by the 
infant passing curds in its stools, more water 
should be added temporarily and the sugar 
may be increased. Lime-water may be also 
used instead of plain water. 

THE USE OF PROPRIETARY "DRIED-MILK" 
FOODS. 

These are composed of whole cow's milk 
with the water evaporated out and the sugar 
added. Some of them are probably better 
than cow's milk, as for instance Horlick's 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 47 

Malted Milk. This is composed of whole milk 
pasteurized, the extractives of wheat, flour 
and barley malt added, in which the starch 
of the grain has been converted into soluble 
dextrine and maltose, and the casein of the 
milk has been rendered more digestible so 
as not to form curds in the stomach, making 
an ideal food when prepared with the proper 
amount of water. It is especially indicated 
in constipation. I often use the above food 
also in acute illness and in convalescence and 
in cases of malnutrition; it is readily di- 
gested. 

GASTRO-ENTERIC DISEASES. 

Chronic Gastritis. This is caused by 
some error in the diet of the child. The 
symptoms are vomiting, restlessness and fin- 
ally a loss in weight. 

Treatment : First, if you are feeding the 
baby on cow's milk, reduce the amount of fat 
by adding more water to the milk. Then ad- 
minister small doses of syrup of rhubarb 
every four hours. 

Cholera Infantum: This is really an 
acute milk infection, and is ushered in with 
excessive vomiting and purging accompanied 
by very high fever and marked prostration. 

The treatment is to place hot water bot- 
tles to the feet and apply cloths wrung out in 
cold water to the body. Then give whiskey 



48 MEDICAL FACTS 

or brandy in one-half teaspoonf ul doses every 
hour or two. Stop the milk and use boiled 
water only for twenty-four hours. Then give 
the following, which acts as an intestinal an- 
tiseptic and also removes the toxins, which 
are causing the trouble: 

Rx. No. 10. 

Zinc phenolsulphonate — grains 1. 
Salol — grains 2. 
Bismuth subnitrate — grains 10. 
Calomel — grains *4. 
Pepsin — grains 5. 

Make into twenty doses and give one 
every hour* 

Rx. No. 11. 

Subnitrate bismuth — drams 5. 
Aromatic syrup rhei — drams 3. 
Water, to make — oz. 4. 
Directions : Teaspoonf ul every two hours. 

CHRONIC ILEOCOLITIS. 

This disease is generally preceded by 
acute attacks and is the result of malnutri- 
tion. 

The symptoms are emaciation, the skin 
is dry, the temperature subnormal, the abdo- 
men distended with gas or is flabby and ap- 
pears empty. The bowels act from three to 
ten times a day. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 49 

Treatment. Put the child on a diet of 
egg-white in skimmed milk. Then give a 
dose of castor oil and place the child on for- 
mula No. 10. 

THE INTESTINAL PARASITES. 

Those mostly met with are lumbricoides, 
or round worms, the oxyuris vermicularis, or 
thread worms and the tape worm. The symp- 
toms are an irritability, picking at the nose; 
the lips often appear swollen and blanched 
and should the child be stricken with any 
acute disease, the illness is generally ushered 
in with convulsions. In looking over my case 
records I find one case in which the worms 
came up through the esophagus and out of 
the patient's mouth. In another the worms 
became enmeshed into a ball which produced 
complete obstruction of the bowel. This case 
we operated on and secured sixty large 
worms, which we were compelled to with- 
draw, one at a time, through a small incision 
in the gut. One other case of interest was a 
child six months old which during the course 
of several days passed 160 large round 
worms. The latter, on account of the age of 
the patient and the number of worms passed, 
is unique. 

The treatment for lumbricoides is as fol- 
lows: 



50 MEDICAL FACTS 

Ex. No. 12. 

Santoine. 

Calomel — of each grains 3. 

Make into five powders and give one pow- 
der every two hours. If the bowels do not 
act freely give a tablespoonf ul of castor oil. 

For thread worms prepare the following 
solution and use as an enema: 

Ex. No. 13. 

Quassia — 1 ounce. 

Water — 1 pint. 

Place on the stove and allow to boil for 
fifteen minutes. Use as an injection. 

For Tape Worms. These require for 
their expulsion a purgative (three grains of 
calomel) and a dose of the oleoresin of male 
fern, thus : Drop twenty drops on a lump of 
sugar and give in one dose. In three hours 
give one tabelspoonf ul of castor oil. 

GENERAL DISEASES. 
BED WETTING. 

Bed wetting occurs more often in males 
than in females. 

The causes are stated to be as follows: 
Acid urine, constipation, worms, enlarged 
tonsils, adenoids and eczema. Local irrita- 
tion. 

The Symptons. The child generally urin- 
ates in the morning at an early hour just be- 
fore waking. 



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The Treatment. Try and find the cause 
and remove it. The administration of one of 
the following will generally be found effec- 
tive: 

Rx. No. 14. 

Tr. iron chloride — drams 2. 

Fl. ex. ergot — drams 5. 

Spt. chloroform — drams 2. 

Tincture quassia, enough to make 4 
ounces. 

Directions: Teaspoonful in water three 
times a day. 

Or, Rx. No. 15. 

Fl. extract rhus aromatic — drs. 2^. 
Aromatic syrup — ounces 1. 
Water — ounces 3. 

Directions: Take teaspoonful three 
times a day. 

CONVULSIONS. 

A spasm is due to either an acute intes- 
tinal irritation, or it ushers in some one of 
the acute diseases. Pneumonia, malaria, etc. 

The Symptoms: A convulsion is gener- 
ally preceded by restlessness, or twitching of 
the muscles of the face or hands. This is 
followed by a violent convulsion, in which the 
face becomes pale, the eye-balls become 



52 MEDICAL FACTS 

glassy, the hands clinched. By the number 
of spasms which occur in a given case we 
are often enabled to say whether recovery or 
death will result. The greater number of 
spasms that occur the more dangerous to life. 
The treatment is as follows : Immediate- 
ly upon noting any twitching indicating a 
coming convulsion, the child should be placed 
in a hot mustard bath which often alone con- 
trols the spasm. Then administer the follow- 
ing: 

Ex. No. 16. 

Brom. pot. — grains 8. 

Chloral hydrate — grains 3. 

Water, enough to make one dose for a 
child two years old. 

If the child is unable to swallow the above 
it may be given as an enema. As 10 per cent 
of epileptics date from a convulsion during 
infancy, a spasm should not be lightly re- 
garded. 

EARACHE. 

Earache is caused by one of the follow- 
ing: Impacted cerumen, foreign body in the 
ear or any acute inflammatory disease of the 
upper air passages. Treatment is by appli- 
cation of dry heat, and if that fails, the fol- 
lowing will prove effective: 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 53 

Ex. No, 17, 

Cocaine — grains 1. 
Camphor water — drams 6. 
Directions: Drop two or three drops in 
ear. Repeat every hour until relieved. 

LA GRIPPE 

La Grippe is an acute contagious disease 
caused by the bacillus of Pf eiffer. It is gen- 
erally ushered in by a chill followed by fever, 
headache and nervous prostration out of all 
proportion to the amount of fever. With 
the above symptoms are added a catarrhal 
inflammation of the upper air passages. 

Treatment: One of the following will 
usually prove effective in curing the trouble : 

Ex. No. 18. 

Phenacetine — grains X* 
Caffeine — grains 2. 
Sugar milk — grains */£. 
Make into ten powders and give one every 
four hours. 

Ex. No. 19. 

Spt. of ammonia aromatic — drams ^2- 
Tr. of nux vom. — drams y^. 
Water to make — ounces 4. M. 
Directions: Teaspoonful every four 
hours. 



54 MEDICAL FACTS 

MEASLES. 

Measles is an acute contagious disease 
characterized by coryza, fever and a rose 
eruption. The period of incubation is from 
ten to twenty days. It usually begins with 
the symptom of a bad cold followed by fever. 
The eruption appears first on the face on the 
fourth day, then rapidly spreads over the 
entire body. 

Treatment: The child should be put to 
bed in its usual night clothes, and given 
plenty of cold water and fresh air. It is a 
mistake to administer hot drinks and keep 
the patient in a dark and unventilated room. 
For the fever a warm bath should be given, 
followed by the application of a cold cream 
over the entire body. The bowels should be 
opened by an enema. As there is a tendency 
to diarrhea, a purgative should not be given. 
For the cough the following should be given : 

Ex. No. 20. 

Paregoric — drams 2. 

Cit. potash — drams 4. 

Syr. ipecac — drams 2. 

Syr. of tulu — enough to make 3 ounces. 

Directions: Take one-half teaspoonful 
every two hours. Keep the child in bed and 
on a light and nutritious diet until well. 



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WHOOPING COUGH. 

Whooping cough is an acute contagious 
and epidemic disease of the air passages, 
characterized by a spasmodic cough which 
terminates in a prolonged inspiration causing 
the peculiar whoop. 

Its incubation period is usually eight days. 
At the beginning it resembles an ordinary 
bad cold. Then occurs the paroxysmal stage 
in which the cough becomes violent and dur- 
ing the paroxysm the face is cyanosed, eyes 
are injected and the veins are distended. Af- 
ter a few weeks the disease becomes less vio- 
lent and finally ceases. 

Treatment: Fresh air, sunlight and nu- 
tritious diet are indicated. Then have pre- 
pared the following and give as directed: 

Ex. No. 21. 

Sodium bromide — drams *^. 
Antipyrine — grains 15. 
Glycerine — oz. 14. 
Tr. Belladonna— drops 20. 
Peppermint water — enough to make oz. 
8. M. 

Directions: Teaspoonful every two hours. 

SCARLET FEVER. 

This is an acute contagious disease, char- 
acterized by a scarlet rash, high fever, sore 
throat and desquamation. It is contracted 



56 MEDICAL FACTS 

either by direct infection or through f omites. 
One attack usually gives immunity. The in- 
cubation is generally seven days. The dis- 
ease begins suddenly, sometimes with a chill 
and vomiting or even a convulsion. The 
throat becomes inflamed, the tongue, which 
at first is heavily coated, gradually becomes 
clean and red — the strawberry tongue. 

At the end of the second day the rash 
appears, usually appearing first on the neck 
and chest, and soon extending over the entire 
surface of the body. The fever rises to 103 
or 104 degrees and remains high for several 
days. The pulse is generally very rapid ; the 
bowels are constipated; the urine is scanty 
and highly colored. The child becomes rest- 
less and sometimes delirious. The mortality 
is stated to be from 5 to 40 per cent. 

Treatment: The diet should consist of 
milk, ice cream, fruit juices and water. A 
laxative dose of elixir cascara segrada may 
be given. For the fever cold water must be 
used if the temperature should remain above 
103 degrees. The fear of the water is gen- 
eral among the laity, but its use is based on 
the experience of the best men of the medi- 
cal profession and, therefore, you may have 
no fear whatever in using it. One of the main 
objects in writing this book is to educate the 
laity, and so right here, I wish to impress 
upon you the value of cold water in scarlet 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 57 

fever or fevers of any nature. The pack may 
be used as in pneumonia or typhoid fever. 
Professor Kerley says: "The fear that the 
disease may 'strike in' and kill the patient is 
one of the many inexplicable ideas of the 
laity with no foundation in fact," as the same 
authority so clearly describes the pack. I 
will quote him further. 

THE COOL PACK. 

The cool pack properly applied is without 
the slightest danger to the patient and is the 
best means we possess with which to combat 
a continued high fever. It may be used as 
freely and with as much success in the exan- 
themata as in typhoid fever or pneumonia. 
That cool water may not safely be applied to 
the skin of the child with scarlet fever or 
measles is a fallacy which it is our duty to 
explain to mothers. 

"The pack is prepared as follows : A rub- 
ber sheet being used to protect the bed-sheet, 
a large bath towel or some thick, soft, absor- 
bent material must be used, muslin, linen or 
any thin material does not answer as well. 
Slits are cut in the towel large enough for the 
arms to pass through and the towel is folded 
around the body, enveloping only the trunk 
and buttocks. The pack should not extend 
below the middle of the thighs. This leaves 
the arms and greater part of the lower ex- 



58 MEDICAL FACTS 

tremities free. A hot-water bag, carefully- 
guarded, should be placed at the feet and the 
patient covered with a blanket of medium 
weight. The towel is moistened with water 
at 95 degrees Fahrenheit. This higher tem- 
perature is necessary at first in order not to 
frighten the patient, as sudden cold is apt 
to do, and also to avoid shock. In two or 
three minutes the towel, without being re- 
moved, is again moistened with water at 90 
degrees Fahrenheit, and later with water at 
85 degrees Fahrenheit, and still later at 80 
degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature 
of the water reaches 80 degrees Fahrenheit, 
it is better to hold it at this point for half an 
hour, when the patient's temperature should 
again be taken. If at the beginning his tem- 
perature was 105 Fahrenheit, and now shows 
but slight or no reduction, the temperature 
of the water with which the towel is moist- 
ened should be reduced to 70 degrees Fahren- 
heit, or, if necessary, even to 60 degrees Fah- 
renheit. The child throughout need not be 
disturbed except to turn him from side to 
side to wet the towel with water of the de- 
sired temperature, this being one of the ad- 
vantages of the pack over a tub-bath or 
sponging. 

"For the first hour or two in a pack the 
temperature of the patient should be taken 
every half hour. When it is reduced to 102 



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degrees Fahrenheit, the pack should be re- 
moved for, if it is continued longer, too great 
a reduction may take place. If it rises again 
rapidly to 105 degrees Fahrenheit, or higher, 
it is well to keep the patient in the pack con- 
tinuously. The degree of cold necessary, in 
the individual case, to keep the temperature 
within safe limits will soon be learned." 

The skin should have a daily application 
of cold cream through the course of the scar- 
let fever. This is soothing to the skin of the 
patient and a protection to the other mem- 
bers of the family. 

PNEUMONIA. 

Pneumonia is an acute specific disease, 
caused by pneumococcus of Frankel, and 
characterized by an inflammation of the 
lungs producing a consolidation of the air 
passages, high fever, rusty sputum and ter- 
minating by a crisis. The disease is usually 
ushered in by a chill followed by a high fever 
and rapid pulse. The temperature remains 
high throughout the course of the disease. 
From the start there is difficulty in breath- 
ing, the patient complains of a pain in the 
side, and has a constant cough. The bowels 
are constipated and delirium is often present. 

Treatment: The sick room should be 
kept at a temperature of 70 degrees Fahren- 
heit. Place the child in its bed dressed in a 



60 MEDICAL FACTS 

night gown and do not begin to apply flan- 
nels, oils, turpentine, etc., to its chest. Such 
measures subject the child to useless expos- 
ure of its body, which chills the patient, is 
uncomfortable — and there is no rational rea- 
son for their use. But if you have to apply 
something to the chest, then use a light 
paste — mustard and flour, equal parts 6 

For the fever try and keep it as low as 
possible. If it should remain above 103 de- 
grees, use the pack as described under the 
article on scarlet fever. As a heart stimulant 
the child should have 1-300 part of a grain 
of strichnine every four hours, with attention 
to the heart's action and the temperature, 
fresh air, diet as above suggested, the case 
will go on to recovery in the majority of 
cases* 



CHAPTER VII. 

ASTHMA. 

Definition: A disease characterized by 
paroxysmal attacks of difficult breathing, due 
to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi. 

Causes: The exciting factors are vari- 
ous, but may be grouped, according to Prof. 
Anders, under the following four heads: 
Acute bronchitis; the inhalation of numer- 
ous widely various irritants; reflex causes, 
an attack may be excited by cardiac diseases, 
gout, rheumatism, syphilis, Bright's disease, 
emotional excitement. 

Symptoms : Attacks of asthma often ap- 
pear suddenly, more often at night. The pa- 
tient is seized with a sense of sudden oppres- 
sion and great dyspnea. There is an intense 
desire for air. The difficulty of breathing is 
in expiration and not inspiration. The tem- 
perature remains normal in the majority of 
cases. 

Treatment: This resolves itself into the 
relief of the attack and the prevention of 
their repetition. For the relief of the attack, 
I believe any of the following formulas will 
prove effective: 

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Rx. No. 22. 

Morphine — grains y±. 

Atropine — grains 1-150. 

Adrenalin, 105 sol. — drops 10. 

The above to be taken in one dose. This 
gives absolute and immediate relief, but it 
is not to be repeated on account of the fear 
that it may lead to the formation of the mor- 
phine habit. 

The following is also recommended to be 
smoked as a cigarette. Take powdered salt- 
peter and add enough water to make a solu- 
tion; then soak a piece of blotting paper in 
the solution and remove and allow to dry. 
Roll into a cigarette and smoke, inhaling the 
smoke; or 

Rx. No. 23. 
Stramonium — oz. 2. 
Cannabis indica — oz. 1. 
Lobelia — oz. 1. 
Eucalyptus — oz. 1. 
Tea — oz. 1. 
Anise seed — grs. 60. 
Nitrate potash — ozs. 1%. M. 
Directions: Burn a dram or two and in- 
hale the smoke. 

The following should be taken internally : 

Rx. No. 24. 

Tinct. lobelia — drams 1. 



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Tinct. nitroglycerine (1% solution) — 
drops 10. 

Sodium bromide — drams 5. 

Wine of ipecac — drams 5. 

Ext, hyoscyamus — grains 8. 

Simple elixir — enough to make ozs. 4. M. 

Directions: Take one teaspoonful every 
hour till relieved. After the attack has sub- 
sided begin on the following and take regu- 
larly for several months : 

Rx. No. 25. 

Iodide potassium — drams 4. 
Potassium bicarb. — drams 4. 
Ammonium carb. — drams 2. 
Camphor water — ozs. 8. 
Distilled water — enough to make one pint. 
M. 

Directions: Take one tablespoonful 
three times a day. 

RHEUMATISM. 

Before taking up the subject of rheuma- 
tism, I wish to tell you what to do for lum- 
bago or backache, which is a very common 
and painful trouble. It is of such frequent 
occurrence and produces in some cases such 
intense pain that I feel it should be mentioned 
separately. The treatment is as follows : 



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Rx. No. 26. 

Sodium salicylate — drams 5. 

Potassium acetate — drams 4. 

Elixir buchu co. — enough to make oz. 8. 

M. 

Directions : Take one tablespoonf ul every 
three hours. 

Besides the above heat an ordinary 
smoothing iron and have someone iron your 
back. 

Acute Rheumatism : Is an acute infec- 
tious febrile disease characterized by fever, 
swollen painful joints and a tendency to heart 
complications. 

Causes: It is caused by the diplostrep- 
tococcus which gains its entrance into the 
system through the tonsils. 

Symptoms: Acute rheumatism usually 
is ushered in abruptly with swollen joints, 
fever and pain. It may last only a few days 
or it may in some cases last six or eight 
weeks. Often the heart becomes involved, 
which shows itself by rapidity of the pulse, 
some dyspnea, and pain over the heart. In 
acute rheumatism we generally have profuse 
sweats, which have a sour smell. 

In treating acute rheumatism the diet 
should be liquid, the patient placed in a well 
ventilated room in a light flannel gown. Then 
put the patient on the following treatment 
and keep it up until the disease is cured. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 65 

Ex. No. 27. 

Sodium salicylate — oz. 1/2. 
Potassium iodide — drams 1. 
Methyl salicylate — drams 1. 
Fl. ext. cimicifuga — drams 2. 
Alcohol — oz. 1/2- 

Water — enough to make ozs. 3. M. 
Directions: Teaspoonful three times a 
day. 

Locally heat may be applied by the use of 
a hot sand bag and the use of the following 
liniment: 

Rx. No. 28. 

Oil wintergreen — oz. */£. 
Spts. chloroform — oz. y 2 . 
Soap liniment — oz. 3. M. 
Directions : Apply freely. 

In case the heart becomes involved apply 
an ice bag over the heart. 

CHRONIC RHEUMATISM. 

A chronic affection occurring generally 
after middle life and characterized by pain- 
ful and stiff joints, which is often aggravated 
by cold and damp weather. 

Causes: It may follow an acute attack, 
but it occurs more frequently in those who 
are exposed to the weather. 

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66 MEDICAL FACTS 

most prominent symptoms. There may be 
some swelling. 

Treatment : In some patients certain ar- 
ticles of diet precipitate an attack. Those ar- 
ticles should be scrupulously avoided. Sud- 
den exposure to cold and moisture also should 
be avoided. Have the following prescription 
filled and take as directed: 

Ex. No. 29. 

Sodium iodide — drams 4. 
Wine colchicum — drams 4. 
Amoniated tr. guaiac — drams 7. 
Fl. ext. erythroxylon — drams 7. 
Fl. ext. cimicifuga — drams 6. M. 
Directions: Take one teaspoonful three 
time a day. 

Locally use the following hot douche, al- 
ternating with the use of the liniment. Pre- 
pare a bowl or pitcher of hot water as hot as 
can be borne. With a bulb syringe cause a 
jet of water to play against the affected 
joint. In douching the joint the water must 
be squirted against the part with as much 
force as possible. Follow the above by the 
application of the liniment given below ap- 
plying same with considerable friction and 
massage. 

Rx. No. 30. 

Oil Wintergreen — drams 2. 

Oil sassafras— drams 1. 



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Chloroform — drams 4. 

Tr. Capsicum — drams 2. 

Tr. opii — drams 8. 

Spts. camphor — enough to make oz. 4. M. 

Directions : Liniment. 

Another treatment which I have often 
used with marked success is as follows: 

Prepare a tub of hot water, in which has 
been dissolved to saturation, Epsom salts. 
Place the patient in the tub and give him a 
general bath, using friction to the affected 
parts throughout the course of the bath. This 
form of treatment sometimes works wonders 
and produces results at time which are phe- 
nomenal. 

DYSPEPSIA. 

Definition: A chronic catarrhal inflam- 
mation of the gastric mucous membrane, or 
lining membrane of the stomach, with im- 
pairment of digestion. 

Causes: Chronic dyspepsia may follow 
acute indigestion, but it is usually due to ex- 
cessive eating, drinking or bolting of food, 
or too free use of ice during meals. Quite 
a number of cases have a nervous origin. 
Congestion of the liver is also a fruitful 
cause. It often accompanies other chronic 
affections. 

The symptoms are anorexia or loss of ap- 
petite, a sense of fullness and distress, burn- 



68 MEDICAL FACTS 

ing sensation and dull pain in the stomach, 
eructation of gas, heartburn, a bad and 
sometimes bitter taste in the mouth and 
great thirst may be complained of. Nausea 
is common, which is most marked in the 
morning. Vomiting may occur after eating. 
Alternating diarrhea and constipation often 
occur. The general nutrition is usually im- 
paired. Sometimes certain skin eruptions 
are in evidence. 

Treatment : The food must be masticated 
thoroughly and eaten slowly. It is better to 
leave the table before the appetite has been 
fully gratified than to over-eat. On rising 
in the morning a tumblerful of hot water just 
as hot as can be borne should be taken. After 
taking the water as above suggested then 
take one of the following pills: 

Ex. No. 31. 

Nitrate of silver — grains 5. 

Ext. hyoscyamus— grains 8. 

Make sixteen pills. Use as above directed. 

Besides the above the following should be 
taken just before eating: 

Ex. No. 32. 

Fl. ext. hydrastis — drams 3. 
Glycerine — half ounce. 
Glycyrrhiza — drams 2. 
Alcohol and water — enough to make 4 
ounces. M. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 69 

Directions: Teaspoonful before meals. 

The above will generally effect a marked 
improvement if not a complete cure. Should 
it fail to cure, then continue the treatment 
and add the following to the treatment: 

Ex. No. 33. 

Tinct. nux vomica — drams 2. 
Elix. gentian — ozs. 6. 
Dil. hydrocloric acid — drams 4. 
Directions: Tablespoonful after meals in 
water. 

Keep the bowels open by the use of the 
elimination treatment given in another chap- 
ter. 

MALARIA. 

Definition : Malaria is a specific infection 
due to the parasite discovered by Lavaran, 
which multiples partly in the blood of man 
and part of its life cycle is passed in the body 
of the mosquito. Its predisposing cause is liv- 
ing in a swampy country living in unscreened 
houses ; new arrivals in a malarious country 
are stricken more readily than are the na- 
tives. 

The symptoms of acute malaria are head- 
ache, a pronounced chill followed by a fever 
which usually terminates within twelve hours 
by a profuse sweat. During the height of the 
fever nausea and vomiting are present. After 



70 MEDICAL FACTS 

the paroxysm subsides the patient feels com- 
paratively well. But at the expiration of 48 
hours another paroxysm occurs. If treatment 
is neglected a condition is developed which is 
called chronic malaria, characterized by 
anemia, headaches, constipation, a bad taste 
in the mouth, a dreadful and persistent lazy 
feeling and weakness. 

The treatment of malaria is both preven- 
tive and curative. To prevent the disease the 
house should be screened to prevent the en- 
trance of the mosquitoes, or if traveling 
through a swamp and while unprotected by 
a mosquito-bar or wire gauze, the free use of 
kerosene (coal oil) will cause the mosquitoes 
to leave. The oil may be used by soaking an 
old cloth thoroughly and spreading it out un- 
der your chair. Now, to cure an attack of 
chill and fever it is only necessary to take 
from twenty to thirty grains of quinine six 
hours before the expected chill. To illus- 
trate: if you had a chill and fever on Tues- 
day morning, you may confidently expect a 
return of same on Thursday morning. There- 
fore, you would want to get under the in- 
fluence of quinine by taking thirty grains 
either in one or at most two doses by daylight 
Thursday. Any less quantity than thirty 
grains will not do much good, for the object 
in taking the drug is to destroy the parasites 
which are in the blood. If you only destroy 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 71 

a part of them you will surely have a chill 
and fever either in seven days or not later 
than in twenty-one days. Now we will pre- 
sume that you have taken the thirty grains 
of quinine at least six hours before your ex- 
pected chill and that you have missed the 
fever, after that you will need one dose of 
quinine (five grains) at bed time for three 
weeks. The above treatment is absolutely all 
any one needs to rid himself of malaria. If 
quinine fails to cure malaria it is because you 
have not taken it in as concentrated a form 
as you should or that you have not taken 
enough. The habit of taking the quinine, a 
few doses a day, merely disorganizes the 
blood and leaves you weak and anemic and 
often fails to produce a cure. You want thirty 
grains of the drug in the system all at once 
and six hours before the expected chill. That 
produces a cure. Now to remain well one 
capsule at bed time is all that is required. Do 
not depend on purgation to cure. The cus- 
tom of excessive purgation which obtains in 
the south, especially among children, is 
harmful. I have seen physicians administer 
twenty and thirty grains of calomel, what 
is called broken doses, to infants every two 
hours for several doses. After a profuse 
diarrhea the poor little thing suffers dread- 
fully with a swollen abdomen, in fact it 
appears that its little abdomen is going to 



72 MEDICAL FACTS 

burst. Then, of course, the doctor advises 
the mother that the baby has developed an 
inflammation of the bowels. Quinine is the 
specific for malaria and calomel is only used 
because custom has forced it. I have lived 
in the swamps of Louisiana for twenty years 
and in all that time I have not taken one 
grain of calomel and all of our family are 
always healthy. But if you want to spend 
your money for chill tonics, which, by the 
way, depends for its efficacy on the quinine 
content, do so, but your quinine in that form 
is expensive quinine. But if my directions as 
above given, that is, to take thirty grains at 
one dose, do not prevent the chill it is due 
to the fact that you are suffering from the 
malignant form of malaria and in that case 
you should take sixty grains at once, and as 
soon as you are well move out to the high 
land, otherwise you are apt to have sooner 
or later malaria hemoglobinuria, which is 
known in Louisiana as Creole yellow fever. 

HOOKWORM. 

Geographical distribution. Uncinariasis, or 
hookworm disease, encircles the globe in the 
tropical and sub-tropical belt, and occurs also 
as far north as Holland in Europe and the 
Potomac river in America. It is caused by 
a parasite which inhabits the small intestines 
of man, The way it reaches the intestine is 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 73 

very interesting. The eggs are deposited in 
the intestine of the patient but do not devel- 
op until they escape with the faeces. But they 
develop within twenty-four hours as a rhab- 
ditifprm embryo which after forty-eight 
hours sheds its skin. After a week ecdysis, 
or skin shedding, occurs again. It is in this 
stage that it enters its host. From this point 
the worm takes no food until it reaches man. 
Its mode of entrance is also interesting, in 
fact, it reads like a tale from the Arabian 
Nights. It has been experimentally demon- 
strated by careful and trustworthy observers 
that the hookworm larva passes through the 
skin, reaches the circulatory system, passes 
with the blood through the heart to the 
lungs, from the lungs to the air passages, 
up to the larynx, down the gullet to the stom- 
ach and then to the small intestines, where it 
attaches itself to the walls of the intestine. 
It is estimated that 80 to 90 per cent of the 
population are infected. It is the anemia 
produced by this parasite that doctors have 
been in the habit of calling chronic malaria 
and treating it as such for years. 

The symptoms are profound anemia and 
laziness. The skin is either waxy white, dirty 
yellow or tan. At the point of entrance of 
the parasite it produces a few itching pap- 
ules to a severe inflammation of the skin. 
In children it evidences itself as toe itch. 



74 MEDICAL FACTS 

The hair under the arms and on the pubis is 
generally scanty and often the patient has a 
more or less prominent abdomen (pot belly) . 
Pain in the stomach is always present. Pal- 
pitation of the heart is a prominent symptom. 
To sum up the symptoms of hookworm dis- 
ease, when a patient is pale (anemic), lazy, 
suffers with pain in the abdomen and is pot 
bellied, he probably has hookworm disease. 

Treatment: Thymol is the remedy. 
While you have thymol in your system do 
not take any oil or whiskey for if you do you 
will probably develop its poisonous effects. 
With the above clear in your mind the direc- 
tions are as follows: 

In the evening take a dose of Epsom salts 
and do not eat any supper. The following 
morning take thirty grains of thymol in cap- 
sules and wait two hours and repeat the dose. 
Then in two hours more take another dose of 
salts. After this second dose of salts acts 
freely then you may eat. For children the 
dose of thymol is fifteen grains. 

Most of the above data was obtained from 
Dr. C. W. Stiles' article in Osier's Modern 
Medicine. 

CONSTIPATION. 

Definition. Costiveness, fecal retention. 
It is the most constant symptom encountered 
in the practice of medicine. That fact but 



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75 



indicates its importance. The obstinate char- 
acter of the trouble is probably responsible 
for the universal idea that it is incurable. 

Causes : In health it requires from eigh- 
teen to twenty hours for a meal when digest- 
ed to reach the rectum. In defecation it has 
been proven that a complete emptying of the 
intestinal tract occurs from the spleenic flex- 
ure of the colon to the anal canal. 

The direct causes are lack of training 
when young; the neglect of the call of na- 
ture ; habitual use of strong purgative medi- 
cines ; the habitual lack of sufficient food ; a 
diet deficient in residue. Weakness of the 
abdominal muscles is also an important 
cause. 

Treatment: The ignorance or neglect of 
mothers in not developing the habit of going 
to stool every morning after breakfast is re- 




76 MEDICAL FACTS 

sponsible for much chronic constipation 
among children. An infant can be trained to 
have its bowels move at regular intervals 
when it is only six months old. 

Exercise: Every morning for ten min- 
utes knead the abdomen as follows: 

Begin on the right lower side and follow 
the course of the ascending transverse and 
descending colon. See direction of arrow in 
cut. 

This should be kept up daily for months 
if the best results are to be expected. 

Diet. A diet suitable for constipation 
must contain considerable residue after di- 
gestion has taken place, examples of which 
are cabbage, string beans, cucumbers, corn- 
bread, all forms of stewed fruits and raw ap- 
ples. One very important beverage to over- 
come constipation is water; a glass of hot 
water on rising, cold water after meals and 
on retiring. 

Medicinal Treatment. It is under this 
heading that I shall give you a line of treat- 
ment that will prove effective and with the 
use of the least amount of medicine possible. 
It is estimated that one-half of all civilized 
people use some kind of medicine for consti- 
pation. Drastic purgative medicine is abso- 
lutely harmful. The formula given below is 
the ideal preparation for one to take who suf- 
fers from chronic constipation. It owes much 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 77 

of its effect to the water with which it is 
taken. 

Ex. No. 34. 

Soc. aloes — ounces 1. 

Fluid ext. cas. segrad — ounces 2. 

Pot. bicarb. — ounces 3. 

Soda bicarb. — ounces 3. 

Sulph. magnesia — ounces 3. 

Glycerine — ounces 4. 

Mix and make into tablets No. 500. (Dr. 
Robinson.) 

Directions: Take one tablet dissolved in 
water every two hours. 

The aloes acts only on the large intestine 
and may be taken over long periods of time 
without being compelled to increase the dose. 
The cascara has a similar effect. Another 
fact regarding the above two drugs is that 
the longer they are used the less it will re- 
quire to get the desired effect, whilst most 
other drugs have just the opposite effect. 
One other very important item in this for- 
mula is the cooking soda. It has been ascer- 
tained by examination of the stomach con- 
tents that when hyperacidity exists, consti- 
pation also exists, and when an alkali is ad- 
ministered the constipation is cured. Finally 
I desire to say that any treatment of consti- 
pation which does not take into consideration 
the enema is not complete. 



78 MEDICAL FACTS 

For details as to how to use the enema 
treatment see Chapter IV. 

CHRONIC HEART DISEASE. 

By chronic heart disease it is understood 
that I am speaking of chronic valvular dis- 
ease. 

The cause is generally rheumatism. 

The symptoms are dropsy, difficult 
breathing, scanty urine, chronic bronchial 
catarrh with cough and expectoration, some- 
times of blood, vertigo and irregular heart 
beat. 

The treatment. In digitalis and calomel 
we have sheet anchors which rarely fail us. 

Ex. No. 35. 

Fat free tr. digitalis — oz. 1. 

Directions: Take ten drops three times 
a day. 

Then take one grain of calomel every 
day until free purgation occurs. Be careful 
to keep your teeth clean while taking calomel 
on account of the danger of salivation. 

For the restlessness or sleeplessness take 
fifteen grains of brom. potash well diluted 
at bed time or what is highly advised by the 
best authorities, take one-sixth of a grain of 
morphine. 

The digitalis is to be kept up constantly 
except when the following symptoms occur: 






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First, when the urine falls perceptibly, any 
faintness or if digestion becomes disturbed. 
To overcome the possible bad effects of the 
digitalis I am in the habit of giving all my 
heart cases the following: 

Ex. No. 36. 

Tinct. strophanthus — dr. 5. 
Tinct. digitalis — dr. 5. 
Nitroglycerine — grs. %. 
Strych. sulph. — grs. y%. M. 
Directions: Take one teaspoonful three 
times a day. 

GOITER. 

Goiter is any enlargement (non-inflam- 
matory) of the thyroid gland. The causes 
are stated to be heredity, congestion and 
drinking water. In parts of Michigan it is 
stated to occur in 10 per cent of all females. 
Goiter usually develops slowly and besides 
the enlargement the following symptoms oc- 
cur, due in the main to the pressure exerted 
on the surrounding organs. We may have 
cyanosis, congestion, headache, dyspnea, 
sometimes paralysis of the vocal cords, palpi- 
tation of the heart. Death is at times due to 
pressure on the trachea. 

Treatment. Preventive measures : Avoid 
any tight collar around the neck. If living in 
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80 MEDICAL FACTS 

water before using. The medical treatment. 

In the treatment of goiter we have practically 
a specific and the drug is iodine. How it 
exerts its effect is as yet not fully known. It 
has been used externally in the form of the 
tincture but it is better to use the drug inter- 
nally. Below is given a formula for the in- 
ternal administration of iodine. 

Rx. No. 37. 

Iodine (crystals) — grs. 4. 

Potassium iodid — grs. 8. 

Rectified spirits — dr. 2. 

Water — enough to make oz. 4. 

Directions: Take one teaspoonful in 
water one hour after meals. 

Another treatment of goiter is the one 
given below which I have been using for a 
number of years with marked success. 

Rx. No. 38. 

Zinc sulphate — dr. 2. 

Salicylic acid — dr. 2. 

Iodoform — dr. 2. 

Boric acid — dr. 3. 

Oleic acid — oz. 8. 

Keep at a boiling heat for four hours, 
then pour off the liquid and bottle when cold. 

Directions: Apply to the goiter with 
slight friction twice a day, until a slight peel- 
ing of the skin occurs, then use only once a 
day until cured. 



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BALDNESS. 

Alopecia, or falling of the hair, is often 
caused by any fever or other general disease 
that interferes with nutrition. Besides the 
above it may be caused by dandruff or other 
disease of the scalp. As a cause Professor 
Sabourard of Paris has described a micro- 
organism of oily soborrhoea which he con- 
siders as the cause. When this parasite finds 
its way into the hair follicle it is said to cause 
first, hyper-secretion; then, hypertrophy of 
the glands; next, progressive papillary hy- 
pertrophy and finally death of the hair. 

Treatment. In the treatment of baldness 
the author has given much study and has 
experimented with many drugs. The follow- 
ing probably is as good a prescription for a 
hair tonic and hair restorer as can be made. 

Ex. No. 39. 

Quinine sulph. — drams 1. 

Resorcin — drams 2*4. 

Tinct. jaborandi — ounces 1. 

Tinct. cantharides — ounces 1. 

Spirits of myrcia — ounces 12. 

Alcohol — ounces 8. 

Rose water — ounces 9. 

Oil rose geranium — drams 2. M. 

Hair Tonic. 

The reader will find in this preparation 



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one of the best all around hair tonics that it 
is possible to produce. It is elegant. It 
meets every indication both as a treatment 
for falling hair and as a toilet article. It 
maintains a healthy scalp and is inexpensive. 

OBESITY. 

Excessive fatness may occur as a local 
deposit or general obesity. 

Cause: Those causes that are described 
as predisposing, many be stated as follows: 
Heredity, age, sex, sedentary habits and tem- 
perament. 

The exciting causes are diet, as eggs, 
milk, rice, beer, ale, sweet wine and lack of 
exercise. 

Symptoms: The patient begins to notice 
shortness of breath when exercising, an in- 
crease in weight, the pulse is slow, arterial 
tension high, the patient's resistance to the 
acute diseases is impaired. Toward the end 
dropsy and heart failure are added to the pic- 
ture. 

The Complications: Obesity is often 
complicated by bronchitis, pulmonary con- 
gestion, angina pectoris, apoplexy and 
dropsy. 

Treatment — Dietetic: Restriction of fat 
forming foods must be enforced. Such foods 
are sugar, fats, albumen, eggs and starches. 
Large quantities of water are beneficial. 



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Exercise: Daily exercise must be taken, 
but always short of fatigue. 

Medicinal: In thyroid substance we have 
a treatment which, if used in conjunction 
with the above dietetic suggestions and ex- 
ercise, will reduce the weight to the desired 
amount. Besides the above it is essential to 
use laxatives to keep the bowels open. The 
thyroid may be administered as follows: 

Ex. No. 40. 

Desiccated thyroid glands, U. S. P. — oz. 1. 

Directions: Take one grain' every six 
hours, three times a day. Increase the dose 
one grain a day, up to seven grains and stop. 

Caution. Should any of the following 
symptoms develop stop at once: Palpitation 
of the heart; irritability; vertigo; melan- 
cholia. 

CHRONIC DISEASES. 

HEADACHE. 

Headache is due to organic brain diseases, 
abscess, tumor and syphilis ; to acute conges- 
tion, anemia of the brain and to reflexes. 
From the latter cause we have those head- 
aches due to eye strain ; other causes are ova- 
rian and uterine diseases, gastric irritations, 
nasal catarrh and finally we have the toxic 
headaches, such as those due to gout, rheu- 



84 MEDICAL FACTS 

matism, chronic malarial poisoning, alcohol- 
ism and constipation. 

The Treatment must have regard to the 
cause. If due to rheumatism the same should 
be treated by administering salicylate of 
soda in fifteen-grain doses (see article on 
rheumatism) . If due to chronic constipation 
it is advisable to take the enema treatment 
for a month or so (see elimination treat- 
ment). For immediate relief take the follow- 
ing: 

Rx. No. 41. 

Acetphenetidini — drams 1^. 
Caffeine citrat — grains 24. 
Make into twelve powders and take one 
every hour until relieved. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

DISEASES OF WOMEN 

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. 

In going over with you the anatomy of 
the female generative organs I will avoid all 
technical phrases as far as may be and try 
and give you only the essentials. It is your 
duty as well as privilege to have information 
of this character; indeed, your education is 
not complete without a correct idea of your 
make up. We will, therefore, first of all take 
up osteology or a description of the bones 
which go to make up the pelvis. It is a box 
containing the most sacred organs God has 
created, organs which at times contain new 
life. It is the doorway of life. Note how 
strongly the Creator has housed these deli- 
cate organs. No other organs in the human 
body are housed so well except the brain, 
heart and lungs. The protection given them 
demonstrates their importance. For our pur- 
pose it will suffice to learn the names and 
functions only of the bones of the pelvis. 
The pelvis is composed of the following bones, 
to-wit: The os innominata — one on each side, 

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which form the sides and anterior wall of 
the pelvic cavity. The sacrum and coccyx, 
which together form the posterior part of 
the pelvic cavity. They are the last two sec- 
tions of the spine. The accompanying cut 
gives you a fair idea of the bones of the pel- 
vis. 




Explanation. 1. Sacrum. Below the sacrum 

is the coccyx. 

2. innominate bones. 

3. Pubis. 

SOFT PARTS. 

Now, in studying the female generative 
organs, you have been told about the frame- 
work or bones. We will next take up the 
soft parts, which for convenience of descrip- 
tion we have divided into the external and in- 
ternal organs of generation. 

The external organs are the mons ve- 
neris ; the vulva, and the vagina. 

The mons veneris is the lowest part of the 
abdominal wall. It lies in front of the pubic 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 87 

bones and consists of skin which is covered 
with hair always a shade darker than the 
hair of the head. Under the skin we find 
fatty tissue and elastic bands which contain 
many nervous fibriles. Its function is a 
cushion. 

The vulva is composed of the labia ma- 
jora, labia minora, the clitoris and the 
hymen. The labia majora — one on each side 
— are the two large parallel folds of skin ex- 
tending from the mons veneris to the pe- 
rineum. Their function is to serve as a pro- 
tection to the more delicate labia minora and 
clitoris. The labia minora or nymphae are 
two small folds of skin and lie parallel with 
the outer or labia majora. 

The clitoris is a rudimentary penis, an 
inch long, situated above the upper entrance 
to the vagina. 

The hymen is a veil-like septum of mu- 
cous membrane situated at the entrance to 
the vagina. 

The vagina or anterior passage, com- 
monly called "birth canal," is a hollow tube 
extending from the vulva to the neck of the 
uterus or womb. The bladder lies in front, 
and the rectum behind. The lining mem- 
brane of the vagina is subject to inflamma- 
tion and trauma during childbirth, which will 
be described more fully elsewhere. 



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INTERNAL ORGANS OP GENERATION. 

Next we will take up a description of 
the internal organs of generation, namely, 
the uterus or womb, the fallopian tubes and 
the ovaries. 

The uterus is a thick, muscular and hollow 
organ about two and one-half to three inches 
long, situated in the pelvic cavity with the 
small intestines resting on its upper surface, 
its neck or mouth enclosed by the upper part 
of the vagina. On each side we find extend- 
ing outward a tube (the fallopian tube) at 
the end of which, situated behind the broad 
ligaments, are the ovaries. The cervix is 
that part of the neck of the womb which 
extends into the vagina. It is prone to in- 
flammation. It is often torn during labor, and 
if unattended to, produces leucorrhea or 
whites, ulcers, pain and discomfort. In front 
of the uterus is situated the bladder and be- 
hind we have the rectum. The uterus is lined 
internally by a membrane called the en- 
dometrium and when that memberance be- 
comes inflamed we have a disease called en- 
dometritis, which will be described in detail 
under its appropriate heading. The position 
of the womb in health is slightly curved for- 
ward. Any exaggerated curvature forward, 
however, is abnormal and is known as ante- 
flexion. Any kind of a backward displace- 



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89 



ment is also abnormal and is known as retro- 
flexion. The ligaments of the uterus hold the 
organ in suspension and correct position. 

The fallopian tubes are two long round 
tubes, extending from the sides of the uterus 




u. — Normal position of the uterus. 

outward to the ovaries, but not attached to 
the latter. They are lined by a mucous mem- 
brane which is often subjected to inflamma- 
tion which is called salpingitis. Their func- 
tion is to transmit the ova from the ovary to 
the uterus. 

The ovaries are two in number, one of 
each side of the uterus. They are oval in 
shape and are from one to one and one-half 
inches long, and one-half inch in diameter. 
Their function is to produce ova or eggs, 
which are carried by the fallopian tubes to 



90 MEDICAL FACTS 

the uterus where they meet the male germ 
or spermatazoa and become, when developed, 
the fetus. 

THE CAUSES OF DISEASES PECULIAR TO 

WOMEN. HYGIENIC SUGGESTIONS 

AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES. 

The Care of the Skin. It is not only nec- 
essary to bathe the body daily to remain vig- 
orous and healthy, but in order to keep the 
skin free from the excrementitious matter 
which its glands eliminate daily, one should 
use brisk friction when drying the skin by 
the use of a coarse towel. 

Body Excretions. Now, besides the skin, 
we know there are other organs of excretion, 
and I refer to the kidneys and bowels. It is 
a noted fact that most women are consti- 
pated. Some one has said in defining a woman 
that she is a constipated biped. I mention 
this to impress upon you the importance of a 
daily evacuation of the bowels. With a dis- 
tended rectum can you not see that the 
uterus will be pushed out of place? It is 
preferable that your bowels be regulated, 
first, by habit — set aside a special hour to at- 
tend to this important function and do not 
let anything interfere ; second, by the proper 
kind of food, vegetables and fruits; but if 
absolutely required to secure a movement, in 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 91 

the event the above suggestions are not suffi- 
cient, the next best thing to do is to take an 
enema of either warm or cold water. If not 
taken in too large a quantity an enema is 
harmless, cleanly, rapid and effective. It is 
a fact that most drugs that are recommended 
for the regulation of the bowels, if taken for 
a sufficient length of time will finally have 
the effect of requiring larger and larger 
doses. To overcome this defect I advise the 
use of a laxative tablet, the formula of which 
is No. 34. It owes quite a lot of its virtue to 
the amount of water with which it is to be 
taken. The purgative medicine content is 
small and it serves the double purpose of 
washing out the system through the kidneys, 
as well as regulating the bowels. 

Exercise. Now, as a rule, I understand 
that most women get quite enough exercise 
in the daily performance of the multifarious 
duties which necessarily devolve upon them. 
But work is not exercise. A complete course 
of exercise is given elsewhere. You must also 
relax your mind and muscles at least once a 
day. 

During Menstruation every woman should 
avoid undue exercise and excitement. Non- 
attention to the above is a fruitful source 
of chronic disease. 

During and After Childbirth one should 
be careful, for at that time many diseases 



92 MEDICAL FACTS 

have their beginning. Therefore, I will give 
you the information required to safeguard 
yourself during that time. 

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREGNANT 
WOMEN. 

The vomiting of pregnancy is due to a 
toxemia and therefore the best thing to do 
for it is to eliminate. This can be done by 
the use of the following prescription: 

Ex. No. 42. 

Socot, aloe — oz. 1. 

Fl. ext. case, sagrad — oz. 2. 

Potas. bicarb. — oz. 2. 

Soda bicarb. — oz. 3. 

Epsom salts — oz. 3. 

Glycerine — oz. 4. 

Mix and make into tablets No. 500. (Dr. 
Eobinson.) 

Directions: Take one tablet dissolved in 
a glass of water every two hours. 

A few months of this treatment estab- 
lishes regular free evacuation of the bowels, 
increases the amount of the urine and sweat 
and stimulates the appetite. It will prove 
beneficial if the patient makes it a rule to 
take a nap after the mid-day meal, for dur- 
ing pregnancy a woman needs an abundance 
of sleep. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 9S 

To prevent fissure of the nipples it is 
very important that they be put in a perfect- 
ly healthy condition before labor. It is also 
essential that the breasts be exercised, de- 
veloped for the work which will devolve upon 
them after labor. For the nipples some au- 
thorities advise the local application of equal 
parts of the following: Tannic acid, rose 
water and glycerine. But it has been my own 
experience and I find quite a number of 
authorities agree with me that cocoa butter 
applications prove by far the best; in fact, 
all those cases where patients have experi- 
enced in nursing their children that their 
milk supply has not been sufficient that the 
identical treatment that I use in the devel- 
opment of the breasts works excellently. 
See formula No. 48. 

Regarding the pelvic organs, if the pa- 
tient is suffering with leucorrhea, there can 
no possible harm result from taking a vaginal 
douche daily. As regards sexual intercourse, 
it is my rule to advise that it be left entirely 
with the wife. To some women it is especially 
relished at that time, whilst to others and 
possibly to the majority it is distasteful. It 
is important that the kidneys functionate 
freely. Note the urine and should it become 
turbid, red or thick it indicates toxemia, 
which occasionally results in eclampsia, or 
spasms before, during or just after labor. To 



94 MEDICAL FACTS 

keep the kidneys in a healthy condition the 
free use of the above prescription, No. 42, 
will be required. 

As pregnancy and childbirth is a perfectly 
normal and physiological process, to be re- 
quired to report at a physician's office every 
month for an examination is not only ridicu- 
lous but absolutely harmful. I know of many 
women who become infected by their physi- 
cian's unclean hands and dirty instruments. 
Morally, also, I believe it to be absolutely in- 
defensible. At the medical colleges the stu- 
dents are given ten or more reasons why all 
pregnant women should be systematically ex- 
amined during their pregnancy, but as mil- 
lions of people were born from healthy 
mothers before that procedure was advised 
or practiced, and on the other hand thou- 
sands of women owe some chronic illness to 
an infection contracted from their physi- 
cian's hands or instruments by submitting 
to this new teaching, you ought to be able to 
see the advantage of foregoing those useless 
examinations. 

DISEASES OF THE EXTERNAL AND INTER- 
NAL ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

Vulvitis or inflammation of the vulva 
shows itself by the following symptoms: 
redness, swelling, a discharge of mucus, 
pain and burning. It is not as a rule a seri- 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 95 

ous trouble and can be cured in the following 
manner. Make local applications of the lead 
and opium wash. After the acute symptoms 
subside use the suppositories and douche, or 
paint the parts with tinct. iodine diluted with 
two parts water. 

Vaginitis or inflammation of the vagina 
is quite a common affection and is identified 
by the following symptoms: The patient 
complains of burning pain within the birth 
canal, a smarting pain on urination and a dis- 
charge of mucus or whites. The treatment 
is as follows: Use hot vaginal injections of 
a solution containing one teaspoonful of bi- 
carbonate of soda in a pint of water — a tea- 
spoonful of laudanum may be added if there 
is much pain. After the acute symptoms 
have subsided the suppositories and douche 
will finish the cure. 

Cervicitis or inflammation of the neck of 
the womb is generally coincident with endo- 
metritis or inflammation of the lining of the 
uterus. Such inflammatory diseases are rec- 
ognized by the following symptoms : A pro- 
fuse leucorrhea, backache, pelvic tenesmus 
or bearing down sensation. The digestion is 
not good and the bowels are sluggish. The 
nervous system soon is involved, producing 
exhaustion, depression, insomnia. The 
menses become painful and irregular. In en- 
dometritis the treatment must be by both 



96 MEDICAL FACTS 

local and constitutional measures. Therefore 
it is advisable to begin with prescription No. 
42, and take one tablet every two hours with 
a glass of water and as soon as the bowels 
and kidneys are acting freely reduce the dose 
to one-half tablet or one-quarter, or even 
one-eighth of a tablet, but by no means stop 
taking them. Then every night on retiring 
to bed insert a suppository and follow next 
morning with a prolonged douche of hot 
water. Besides the above measures the uter- 
ine tablet, prescription No. 51, must be used 
one every three hours. The above measures, 
if used faithfully, will produce the desired 
effect within a very short time. 

Ovaritis or inflammation of the ovary 
generally comes on gradually and is more of- 
ten seen in old maids and widows. The symp- 
toms are pain and heaviness in the region of 
the ovaries, followed by marked nervousness 
and exhaustion. This is followed by de- 
ranged menses. Such patients complain of 
backache and bearing down pains, are easily 
excited and feel exhausted. In the treatment 
of ovaritis the bowels must be kept free and 
the kidneys flushed. A cold water bath taken 
in order to stimulate the peripheral nerves 
and give tone to the nervous and circulatory 
system. Then use the suppositories for its 
soothing and depleting effect. You will find 
that the congestion will be readily relieved by 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 97 

the use of the suppositories and douche. It 
is also advisable to use the uterine tonic tab- 
lets, prescription No. 51. 

DISPLACEMENTS. 

The next subject we will study is the dis- 
placements of the uterus. 

Under this heading we will discuss the 
following : 

Retropositions, divided into retroversion 
and retroflexion, antiflextion; and prolapse 
of the uterus. 

Retroversion or the turning backward of 
the uterus is caused by relaxed uterine liga- 
ments, the result of repeated pregnancies; 
chronic inflammations, by causing an en- 
largement of the uterus is another frequent 
cause. 

A woman with a retroverted womb gener- 
ally complains of a heaviness or weight in 
the pelvis, a discomfort on defication, diffi- 
culty of micturition, painful urination and 
suffers with dysmenorrhea (painful menses) , 
headaches, indigestion and palpitation of the 
heart. 

The treatment for retroversion resolves 
itself into the use of the uterine suppositories 
(prescription No. 50) and douche with only 
plain hot water, the use of the drainage tab- 
let (prescription No. 42) , and the taking in- 



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ternally of the uterine tonic tablet (prescrip- 
tion No. 51). 

The treatment for anteversion or an ex- 
cessive forward tilting of the body of the 
uterus is the same as given for backward dis- 
placements* 

For prolapse or falling of the womb, when 
the organ does not entirely protrude from 
the body, a faithful use of the suppositories 
and douche will usually effect a cure. In 
those rare cases in which the uterus pro- 
trudes entirely out of the vagina, the organ 
should be pushed back up into its place and 
the suppositories and douche used, but dur- 
ing the daytime a small rubber pessary must 
be worn. Same may be purchased at any 
surgical instrument house. 

MENSTRUAL DISORDERS. 

In this chapter we will investigate the fol- 
lowing conditions: 

1st. Menorrhagia or excessive bleeding 
at the menstrual period. 

2nd. Metorrhagia or a bleeding from the 
uterus between the periods. 

3rd. Ammenorrhea or absence of or 
scanty menses. 

4th. Dysmenorrhea or painful men- 
struation. 

5th. Leucorrhea or whites, being a dis- 
charge of mucus from the uterus. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 99 

Menorrhagia, as above defined, is an ex- 
cessive flow of blood at the menstrual period. 
The causes of menorrhagia may be stated as 
constitutional, namely, hemophyllics or those 
persons who are known as bleeders, and 
chronic diseases of the liver. Among the lo- 
cal causes may be mentioned uterine conges- 
tion and displacements, endometritis or in- 
flammation of the lining of the womb, new 
growths within the womb, such as polypus 
and inflammation of the ovaries, called ovar- 
itis, and finally cancer. 

Now, from a study of the causes we can 
readily determine what the treatment should 
be. In those cases who are bleeders a hypo- 
dermic injection of sterile horse serum will 
effect a cure. As nothing else will prove ef- 
fective there is no other treatment. Of 
course the symptoms may be relieved by tak- 
ing ergot or adrenalin. The use of the sup- 
positories and douche also will give relief. 
In all other cases of menorrhagia, except 
when it is caused by cancer, the following 
will prove beneficial : 

Ex. No. 43. 

Fl. ext. hydrastis — drams 5. 
Fl. ext. ergot — ounces 1. 
Fl. ext. viburnum prunif ol — ounces 1. M, 
Directions: One teaspoonful every hour 
until relieved. 



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METORRHAGIA. 

Metorrhagia or a discharge of blood in- 
dependent of the menstrual epoch has gener- 
ally a local cause. Endometritis is the most 
common. Fibroids and cancers are causes. 

Much good will result from the use of the 
suppositories and prolonged douching, always 
taking care that the bowels are regular. 

Ammenorrhea. The causes of absent or 
scanty menses are as follows : 

1st. Constitutional — such as consump- 
tion, anemia. 

2nd. Pregnancy. 

3rd. Under-development of the uterus 
and ovaries. 

4th. Catching cold. 

The treatment resolves itself into build- 
ing up the patient's general health by the use 
of iron tonics (see formula No. 44) and to 
correcting the local trouble by the use of the 
suppositories with the douche and taking 
the female tonic, prescription No. 51. 

Dysmenorrhea or painful periods may be 
caused by inflammation of the ovaries, tubes, 
or uterus; it may have a nervous origin, it 
may be caused by a thickened condition of 
the cervix or mouth of the womb, and it may 
be due to some displacement of the uterus. 
In treating this condition we aim to abate 
inflammation to relieve congestion, to tone 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 101 

up the nervous system, and correct any dis- 
placement of the uterus. As the suppositor- 
ies and douche relieve congestion, check 
inflammation, and correct displacements, it 
is in dysmenorrhea that the local treatment 
recommended in this book gives such beauti- 
ful results. For the pain the prescription 
given as a uterine tonic (Rx. No. 51) taken 
with gin will generally give relief. 

Leucorrhea, or whites, is a chronic dis- 
charge of mucus from the birth canal and 
is always due to local inflammation of the 
generative organs. Leucorrhea is a symp- 
tom which occurs in many female diseases. 
In the treatment of this condition the gen- 
eral health should be looked after, the bowels 
regulated, and locally the use of the supposi- 
tories and douche must be faithfully and per- 
sistently used. 

As a tonic use the following: 

Rx. No. 44. 

Bland's mass. — grains 5. 
Strychnine sulph. — grains 1-60. 
Corrosive sublimate — grains 1-80. 
Ext. gentian — grains 1-16. 
Arsenous acid — grains 1-50. 
Po. capsicum — grains 1-64. M. 
Directions: One such dose three times a 
day. 



102 MEDICAL FACTS 

LABOR MADE EASY. 

There are many nostrums on the market 
which the exploiters claim will cause an easy- 
labor. Experience has proven that few of 
them are really good. The fee charged also 
is out of all proportion to the cost of the 
drugs. From experimentations extending 
over a period of fifteen years and the trying 
out of various drugs and many combinations, 
and also from an exhaustive search of the 
literature, the formulas herein given are con- 
fidently offered with assurance of merit. The 
treatment should be persisted in beginning 
at least three months before the expected 
labor and used faithfully until labor begins. 
The following formula is to be taken inter- 
nally: 

Ex. No. 45. 

Fl. ext. cimicif uga. 

Fl. ext. caulophyllum — of each oz. 1. 

Simple syrup — enough to make oz. 8. M. 

Directions: Teaspoonful in water three 
times a day after meals. 

The balance of the treatment consists of 
an ointment which is to be used locally, rub- 
bing it in well upon the abdomen and perin- 
eum twice daily. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 103 

Ex. No. 46. 

Spermaceti — ozs. 4. 

White wax — ozs. 3. 

Castor oil — ozs. 4. 

Cottonseed oil — ozs. 13, 

Rose water — fl. oz. 8. 

Borax — dr. 2. 

Oil rose — min. 7. M. 

Directions: See above. 

In numbers of cases where the author has 
used the above, it has given every result one 
could expect. Unlike "twilight sleep," this 
treatment is absolutely free from danger. In 
the application of the ointment the abdomin- 
al muscles are subjected to daily massage as 
is also the perineum, the muscular body lying 
between the birth canal and the anus. There 
is no doubt that the massage is an important 
part of the treatment. 

BUST DEVELOPER. 

In any of the so-called bust developers 
advertised so extensively, in which the basis 
of the treatment is not exercise and massage, 
with the use of an ointment containing castor 
oil and lanolin, it is merely an effort to get 
your money, but is not intended to give you 
results. I have never found any medicines 
which taken internally would have any appre- 
ciable effect on the mammary glands except 
goat rue and lactophosph&te of calcium. 



104 MEDICAL FACTS 

From the above experimentation and studies 
the following is offered as probably the best 
line of treatment for the development of the 
bust that has been devised. For internal 
use the following formula is advised. 

Ex. No. 47. 

Fl. ext. gallega vara. 

Tinct. fennel. 

Calcium lactophosphate — of each, drams 

Simple syrup — enough to make pint 1. M. 

Directions : Take one tablespoonf ul af- 
ter each meal and on retiring. 

For local use on the breasts use the fol- 
lowing: 

Rx. No. 48. 

Castor oil. 

Lanolin. 

Cocoa butter. 

Glycerine. 

Alcohol — of each ozs. 4. 

Oil peppermint. 

Oil bergamot. 

Oil lavender flowers. 

Oil rosemary — of each drams 2. M. 

Except you follow these instructions care- 
fully, do not expect the best results. 

Take the following exercises every night 
and morning: 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 105 

1st. The muscles of the abdomen should 
be drawn inward and upward while swinging 
the arms and breathing deeply. 

Do this for five minutes. 

While you are doing this stand as nearly 
on your toes as you can. 

2nd. Then stand on the ball of your foot 
and reach with one hand as high as possible. 
Repeat with other hand. Alternate six 
times. 

HOW TO USE THE BUST DEVELOPER. 

At bed time sponge each breast for ten 
minutes with cold water. Follow this spong- 
ing with brisk friction, using a coarse towel 
for five minutes. After the breast is thor- 
oughly dry and the skin is in a glow apply 
the ointment, rubbing same well into the 
skin. All motions should be made firmly 
but not with sufficient force to abrade the 
skin. 

The Technique of the Motions. The mo- 
tions to be used are as follows : 

1st. Begin at the base of the gland and 
rub the bust developer in, in a circular way, 
around and around the gland until the nipple 
is reached. 

2nd. Then make straight stroking lines 
converging from the base of the breast to the 
nipple, repeat the above until the bust devel- 
oper is thoroughly absorbed. 



106 MEDICAL FACTS 

In flat-chested girls it is the duty of 
mothers to see to it that their daughters 7 
breasts are developed. As the treatment is 
inexpensive and can be taken at home, it ap- 
pears to me as criminal to neglect this im- 
portant matter. 

STERILITY. 

Definition : Sterility is barrenness, or in- 
ability to produce young. 

The germ of gonorrhea is probably the 
cause of three-fourths of all cases of sterility. 
In view of the fact that it is the poor who 
have such large families, I have often 
thought that, after all, the gonococcus is a 
useful germ. For the poor should have some 
way to prevent the entrance into the world of 
so many offsprings. But in spite of the assis- 
tance received from the gonococcus it re- 
mains a fact that poverty and large families 
walk hand in hand. 

Why the poor, exploited masses cannot 
see that they are but the manufacturers of 
slaves who are destined to fill their own 
places in the bosses' mine, workshops, etc., is 
an enigma to me. Why the poor fail to real- 
ize that they already have more children than 
they can conveniently educate, nourish and 
raise in refinement, is probably due to igno- 
rance. I wish I could tell you right here just 
what you should do to regulate the size of 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 107 

your family to just the number you desire: 
To have children when you really desire 
them, and at no other time. But you know 
there is a law against it, and you ought to 
also know that you did not have anything 
to do with the passing of that law. But there 
is no law preventing me from telling you how 
you can be cured of your sterility. Remove 
the cause which is generally a pelvic inflam- 
mation and keep all the body functions up to 
par. 

THE DOUCHE AND GENERAL TREATMENT 
SUMMARIZED. 

The vaginal douche is so absolutely neces- 
sary in health for its cleansing effect and in 
disease for its curative effects that it has 
been decided best to treat the subject separ- 
ately. When used properly it is capable of 
doing a vast amount of good. The kind of 
syringe to use is important and experience 
has shown that a fountain syringe is by far 
the best kind to use. It should be large 
enough to hold one gallon of water. The 
douche should be used on retiring to bed and 
on rising in the morning. Various medica- 
ments are added to the water to be used as 
a douche. For that reason I am here giving 
you a formula which may be used for that 
purpose. 



108 MEDICAL FACTS 

Rx. No. 49. 

Sodium chloride — oz. 1. 

Alum po. — oz. 1. M. 

Directions: Teaspoonful to one gallon of 
water to be used as a douche. 

We secure from the use of the douche the 
following : It cleanses the parts. It contracts 
the tissues,, thereby acting as a local astrin- 
gent and tonic; it relieves pain and inflam- 
mation; it checks hemorrhages; it checks 
secretions, and it acts as a cleanser. 

The following suppositories are used by 
me in almost all diseases of women and as 
the douche is always to be used in conjunc- 
tion with the suppositories I am giving the 
formulas for the suppositories here. 

Rx. No. 50. 

Zinc, sulph. — grains 43. 
Boric acid — drams 1^. 
Solid ext. thuju. 
Solid ext. hyoscyamus. 
Solid ext. hydrastis. 
Solid ext. hamamelis. 
Solid ext. belledonna — of each grains 15. 
Powd. jequirity — grains 2. 
Solid ext. calendula — grains 10. 
Elaterium — grains 2. M. 
Make 24 suppositories. 
Directions : Insert one on retiring to bed 
at night and take a douche the next morning. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 109 

The above formula was taken from a 
work by Dr. McOscar, with slight alterations, 
and I have been using this formula for a 
number of years with phenomenal success. 
Indeed, it meets every indication in the local 
treatment of the diseases of women. In order 
to effect a cure in these particular diseases 
the treatment must possess the following 
properties : 

Astringent, sedative, antiseptic and ab- 
sorbant. In the above formula we have all 
of the above represented. Many cases have 
been cured by the use of the above formula 
which refused to respond to any other line of 
treatment. The drainage laxative tablet, the 
formula of which is given as prescription No. 
42, as you see by the ingredients, contains 
very little purgative medicine and as before 
suggested quite a bit of its effect is due to 
the water with which it is given. You will 
find after taking these tablets for a few 
weeks that you will have a daily evacuation 
of the bowels, that you will pass an increased 
amount of urine, thus washing out, as it 
were, an enormous amount of waste laden 
material from the system. 

By flushing the tissues, the sweat glands 
are stimulated, which assists the system in 
throwing off effete material. 

Below is given the formula for a female 



110 MEDICAL FACTS 

tonic tablet which should be always used in 
conjunction with the suppositories. Ordinar- 
ily the tablets are to be taken one three 
times a day, but in cases of painful menstrua- 
tion, they should be used one every two hours 
until relieved. 

Ex. No. 51. 

Ext. viburnum prunif olium. 

Ext. viburnum opulus — of each grains 20. 

Ext. start grass. 

Ext. helonias — of each grains 12. M. 

Make into 24 tablets. 

Take as above directed. 

The treatment that is strongly advised in 
cases of pregnancy is here given. It will 
prove far superior to the many preparations 
that are so extensively advertised to prevent 
the pains of labor. The treatment here given 
for an easy labor consists of a liquid which 
is to be taken and an ointment to be used 
locally. If used during the last few months 
of pregnancy, your abdominal muscles and 
perineum will be developed and prepared to 
meet the strain of labor and you will, there- 
fore, naturally pass through that ordeal safe- 
ly and as nearly without pain as possible. 

For formulas see under paragraph en- 
titled "Labor Made Easy." 



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ABORTION. 

The term abortion signifies the expulsion 
of the products of conception before the six- 
teenth week of gestation. 

Frequency: About 50 per cent of all mar- 
ried women abort at some time during their 
married life. 

Causes: It occurs more frequently at the 
third month, and is due to syphilis, backward 
displacements of the uterus, endometritis, 
acute infectious diseases, chronic heart dis- 
ease and traumatism, as when the patient 
brings it on by mechanical means. 

The symptoms are pain and hemorrhage. 

The Treatment: In the treatment of 
abortion, remove the cause if possible, by the 
cure of the displacement, endometritis, etc., 
and administer the following : 

Ex. No. 52. 

Fl. ext. viburnum prunifolium — ozs. 4. 

Directions: Take one teaspoonful in 
water every four hours. 

If the hemorrhage is severe use fluid ext. 
Ergot in one-half teaspoonful doses may be 
added to the above. 

Another line of treatment which is highly 
successful as a preventive is the administra- 
tion of chlorate of potash in five-grain doses 
three times a day throughout the pregnancy. 

Prescription No. 53. 



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When the abortion is inevitable the fol- 
lowing line of treatment should be followed. 
The fluid ext. of ergot should be given in half- 
teaspoonful doses every four hours, hot 
vaginal douches to which has been added a 
small quantity of carbolic acid should be 
given several times a day. If there should 
be any products of conception retained within 
the uterus your physician should be able to 
remove it with clean hands. But, and this is 
important, don't permit your physician to 
use a sharp curette. The best physicians do 
not use a sharp curette, and in the average 
hands it is like a shot gun in the hands of 
a monkey, very dangerous. 

The Tampon : This is mentioned because 
many physicians are in the habit of using it. 
But the best physicians have discarded it as 
dangerous and unnecessary. If you will use 
your common sense a little you will readily 
understand that it should not be used. From 
the mouth of the uterus to the fimbriated ex- 
tremity of the fallopian tube, may be de- 
scribed as a tube with both ends open. Now, 
if you should block up one end (the mouth 
of the womb) with a tight wad of cotton or 
gauze, can't you see that the blood will run 
out the other end of the tube ? And as that 
end of the fallopian tube opens directly into 
the free peritoneal cavity, the blood spills 
out over the intestines and produces, if in- 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 113 

fected, a violent peritonitis. I know of sev- 
eral deaths caused by ignorant physicians 
applying tampons in cases of abortion. An- 
other reason why tampons should not be used 
is that they prevent drainage. Given, an in- 
fected case of incomplete abortion with slight 
fever; to such a patient apply a tampon and 
watch results. Within a few hours her tem- 
perature will rise, her abdomen will become 
swollen and if not speedily relieved her fun- 
eral will take place in a very short time. 

What is said of the sharp curette and 
tampon for abortion cases holds equally true 
for chronic inflammatory diseases. Do not 
permit their use at any time or under any 
circumstances. If you learn nothing else by 
the perusal of this book except to refuse to 
permit the use of the sharp curette or a tam- 
pon on yourself or your daughter, I will feel 
amply repaid for having written it. 

EXERCISE. 

For about ten minutes every morning 
practice in your room before dressing deep 
breathing, expanding and retracting the ab- 
dominal muscles, bending backward, bending 
forward, attempting to reach the floor with 
your hands without bending your knees; 
then lie flat on the floor and raise yourself 
up into sitting position. 

After the above exercise you should take 
a cold bath. 



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YOUR TOILET. 

Every lady is naturally very much in- 
terested in her personal appearance, and 
rightly so, for much depends upon their ap- 
pearance, the care of their complexion, nails, 
teeth, etc., both from a financial and physical 
standpoint. The idea, I would think, is to be 
distinctive as regards the variety of perfume 
used, the quality of soap, etc. And right here 
let me tell you that nowadays to be able to 
secure a pure toilet article on the market is 
almost an impossibility. Synthetics are al- 
most entirely used on account of their cheap- 
ness. Therefore, always, after selecting the 
kind of perfume you fancy the most, insist 
on getting an article made from the natural 
flower. A good perfume should possess the 
qualities : Agreeableness, persistency and in- 
tensity. The best perfume is made by a pro- 
cess called enfleurage. Perfumes made by 
this process possess a peculiar distinctiveness 
and elegance not found in any other kind. A 
good formula for a bath cologne is as follows: 

Ex. No. 54. 

01. bergamot — dr. y%. 
01. rosemary — dr. y%. 
01. clove — drops 10. 
01. wintergreen — drops 10. 
01. sassafras — drops 10. 
Acetic ether — dr, 1. 






YOU SHOULD KNOW 115 

Alcohol and water — enough to make one 
quart. 

To prepare a headache perfume add a 
dram of menthol to the above. 

Formula for Cold Cream. 

Rx. No. 55. 

White wax — oz. 5. 

Paffin oil— oz. 20. 

Water — oz. 8. 

Borax — dr. 2. 

01. rose — dr. y 2 . 

Directions: Dissolve wax in oil at tem- 
perature of 60 C. In another vessel dissolve 
borax in water then pour latter slowly in the 
oil and stir then add ol. rose. 

A good massage cream is Cooban's, which 
smoothes out wrinkles and clears up the skin : 

Rx. No. 56. 

Skimmed milk — 1 gal. 

Hydrochloric acid — 1 ounce. 

Po. boric acid — 1 ounce. 

Alcohol, dil. — 1 ounce. 

01. bergamot — drops 20. 

01. rose geranium — 1/2 ounce. 

Sweet ol. almonds — 1 ounce. 

Solution: Carmine and water sufficient. 
To the milk add one gallon of water at a tem- 
perature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix hy- 
drochloric acid with pint of water and add 



116 MEDICAL FACTS 

to diluted milk slowly while stirring. All to 
stand an hour. Collect the precipitate on a 
cloth and allow to drain. Return it to ves- 
sel and add two gallons water. Stir and break 
up coagulation and strain again. Repeat this 
washing until casein is free from acid and 
whey. Finally rub up casein in mortar with 
boric acid, then strain two days. They add 
the other ingredients. 

COSMETIC GLOVES. 

Under the name of cosmetic gloves beauty 
experts market a preparation to be smeared 
on the inside of very large cotton gloves to 
be worn at night, which, it is claimed, softens 
the skin and hands. The following is a good 
formula: 

Rx. No. 57. 

Yolk of two eggs. 

Tr. benzoin — % ounce. 

Rose water — 6 ounces. 

Rice flour — 1 ounce. 

Glycerine and sweet almond oil — 1 ounce 
of each. 

A good face powder may be prepared as 
follows : 

Rx. No. 58. 
Talcum — 5 ounces. 
Rice Flour — 5 ounces. 



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Oxide of zinc — 2 ounces. 

01. of Bergamot — 20 drops. 

A rouge may be prepared as follows: 

Ex. No. 59. 

Paraffin wax — 2 ounces. 

White vaselin — 3 ounces. 

Eosin — 2 drams. 

Almond oil — 10 drops. 

Apply the color to the cheeks. 

As a skin whitener use the following: 

Ex. No. 60. 

Peroxide hydrogen — 2 ounces. 

Glycerine — Vk ounce. 

Borax — 1 dr. 

01. almond — 1 ounce. 

Wool fat — 4 ounces. 

Use as a bleaching ointment. 

LIP SALVE. 

Ex. No. 61. 
White wax — 1 ounce. 
Almond oil — 2 ounces. 
Carmine — 1 grain. 
01. rose — 1 drop. 
Use as lip salve. 

' FRECKLE REMOVER. 

Ex. No. 62. 
Borax — 5 drams. 



118 MEDICAL FACTS 

Chlorate pot. — 5 drams* 
Alcohol — 1 ounce. 
Rose water — 1 pint. 

Directions: Apply with sponge several 
times a day. 

FOR TAN OR FRECKLES. 

Ex. No. 63. (Solution No. 1.) 

Iod. pot. — 1 dr. 

Iodine — 3 grains. 

Glycerine — 1% drams. 

Rose water — 2 ounces. 

Rx. No. 64. (Solution No. 2.) 

Soda hyposulphate — 2 dr. 

Rose water — 1/2 P* n t. 

Directions : Paint the tan or freckles with 
a little of No. 1 until skin turns brown. Then 
apply No. 2 on soft cloth until stain is re- 
moved. Repeat several times daily. 

WART REMEDY. 

Rx. No. 65. 
Caustic pot. stick. 

Directions : Apply the point of the caustic 
to wart daily. 

FORMULA FOR TOOTH PASTE. 

Rx. No. 66. 

Precipitated chalk — 8 ounces. 

Orris root — 1 ounce. 

Po. cuttle bone — 1 ounce. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 119 

Po. ipecac — 1 dram. 

Po. white castile soap — 1 ounce. 

Carb. mag. — *4 ounce. 

01. peppermint — 10 drops. 

01. rose — 10 drops. 

An elegant bath may be had by adding a 
tablespoonful of the following to the bath 
water: 

Rx. No. 67. 

Tartaric acid — 5 ounces. 
Bicarb, soda — 6 ounces. 
Starch — 3 ounces. 
Oil of rose geranium — dr. 1. 

NAIL POLISHER. 

Directions: To whiten nails use acetic 
acid, a dram to one ounce of rose water. To 
give the nails a red polish use the following: 
, Rx. No. 68. 

Eosin — 20 grains. 

White wax — 1 dram. 

Spermaceti — 1 dram. 

Paraffin wax— 2 ounces. 



CHAPTER IX. 

HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES. 

The following is a good remedy for ca- 
tarrh in the head: 

Rx. No. 69. 
Terebene. 
Oil eucalyptus. 
Camphor. 

Menthol — of each 1 ounce. M. 
Directions: Sprinkle on handkerchief 
and inhale. 

Or the following may be used : 

Rx. No. 70. 

Glycerini acidi carbol. — drops 10. 

Soda biborate — grains 6. 

Soda bicarb. — grains 6. 

Water — ounces 1. M. 

Directions: Place some of the above in 
the palm of your hand and snuff into the nos- 
trils. 

For a cold in the chest use the following: 

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YOU SHOULD KNOW 121 

Rx, No, 71. 

Wine of antimony — drams 1. 

Wine of ipecac — drams 1. 

Spirits of niter — ounces */&• 

Liquor ammonia acetat. — ounces 1. 

Syrup of lemon — ounces y%. 

Mistura amygdal., enough to make 
ounces 4. M. 

Directions: Take one teaspoonful every 
four hours. 

If a more stimulating expectorant is re- 
quired use the following: 

Rx. No. 72. 

Ammonia carbonate — drams 1. 

Tinct. opii camp. — drams 1^. 

Syrup of squills — ounces y%. 

Syrup of tulu — ounces 1. 

Infusion of senegae — enough to make 
ounces 4. M. 

Directions : Take one tablespoonf ul every 
four hours. 

TOOTHACHE. 
A good tootache remedy is as follows : 

Rx. No. 73. 

Tinct. aconite. 

Tinct. iodine. 

Chloroform— of each ounces 1. M, 



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Directions : Apply to gum or to cavity of 
the tooth. 

For distress after eating the following 
gives immediate relief: 

Take several crushed cloves and a half 
teaspoonful of cooking soda and pour on the 
above a glass of hot water and drink at one 
dose. 

WART REMEDY. 

Ex. No. 74. 

Epsom salts — ounces 4. 

Peppermint water — enough to make 
ounces 8. M. 

Directions: Take one teaspoonful three 
times a day and the wart will fall off. 

Or you may use the following: 

Ex. No. 75. 
Nitric acid — drams 1. 
Directions: Apply one dro~ to the wart, 
daily. 

CORN CURE. 

Ex. No. 76. 

Acid salicylate — grains 15. 

Extract, cannabis indica — grains 8. 

Alcohol — drops 20. 

Flexi. collodium — drams 2. M. 

Directions: Apply locally to corn*. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 123 

CHILL TONIC. 

A good chill tonic is made as follows: 

Rx. No. 77. 

Tinct. eucalyptus — ounces 2. 

Tinct. serpentaria — ounces 4. 

Tinct. capsicum — drams 5. 

Tinct. nux vomica — drams 2. 

Quinine sulphate — drams 1. 

Elixir of licorice— enough to make pint 1. 
M. 

Directions: Take one teaspoonful three 
times a day. Double the dose on chill days. 

BITTERS. 

Rx. No. 78. 

Fluid ext. yellow inchona — ounces 1. 

Fluid ext. yello wcinchona — ounces. 

Quininae sulphate — grains 120. 

Solube iron citrate — ounces 2. 

Spirits of orange — ounces 1. 

Simple syrup — ounces 32. 

Hot water — ounces 8. 

Sherry wine — enough to make gallons 1. 

Dose: A wine glass full. 

BOILS. 
Rx. No. 79. 

Nitromuriatic acid dilute — ounces 1. 
Directions: Take ten drops in water 
three times a day. 

This is said to be a specific for boils. 



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BUNIONS. 

Ex. No. 80. 

Acid carbolic— drams 2. 
Tinct. iodine — drams 2. 
Gylcerine — drams 2. M. 
Directions: Apply with a camels' hair 
brush to the parts. 

BURNS. 

Ex. No. 81. 

Bismuth sub-nitrate — ounces 1. 

Acid boric. — ounces y%. 

Olive oil — ounces 2. 

Wool fat — ounces 6. M. 

Directions: Apply to the affected parts. 

CONSTIPATION. 

As a general laxative the following tablet 
may be used with good results: 
Aloin — grains 20. 
Ext. belladonna leaves — grains 3. 
Strychnine sulph.— grains %. 
Ext. cascara segrada — grains 15. M. 
And make into tablets No. 60. 
Directions: Take one at bed time. 

DYSPEPSIA. 

A good after dinner remedy to aid diges- 
tion is made as follows: 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 125 

Ex. No. 83. 

Soda bicarb. — ounces I, 
Soda sulphate — ounces 2. 
Comp. tinct. gentian — ounces 4. 
Fluid ext. senna — drams 2. 
Fluid ext. rhei — drams 4. 
Oil of caraway — drops 20. 
Water — to make one pint. M. 

Directions: Take one teaspoonful after 
meals in waters. 

EPILEPSY. 
Besides the elimination treatment (high 
rectal injections of water) described else- 
where which see, the following is generally 
prescribed: 

Ex. No. 84. 

Potassium iodide — drams 1. 
Potassium bromide — drams 1. 
Ammonium bromide — drams */£• 
Potassium bicarbonate — drams 1. 
Infusion of columbo — ounces 6. M. 
Directions: Take one teaspoonful before 
meals and a double dose at bed time. 

HEADACHE. 

The following is the usual dose given for 
headache: 

Ex. No. 85. 
Acetanelid — grains 3. 



126 MEDICAL FACTS 

Soda bicarb. — grains 3. 

Caffeine — grains y%. M. 

One such dose every hour till relieved. 

KIDNEY CURE. 

While such prescriptions as the follow- 
ing are marketed as cures, yet every one 
should understand that no one prescription 
could possibly be a cure for the many dis- 
eases the kidneys are subject to. The fol- 
lowing formula, however, will be found a good 
diuretic. 

Rx. No. 86. 

Fluid ext. liverwort — ounces 4. 
Fluid ext. hydrangia — ounces 4, 
Fluid ext. stig. maise — ounces 4. 
Fluid ext. apocynum — ounces y%. 
Fluid ext. couch grass — ounces 2. 
Potassium nitrate — ounces 1V&* 
Alcohol — enough to make pints 1. M. 
Directions: Take one tablespoonful every 
four hours in water. 

LIVER MEDICINE. 

For torpid liver use the following: 

Rx. No. 87. 

Fluid ext. leptandra — ounces 1. 
Fluid ext. mandrake — ounces 2. 
Fluid ext. serpentaria— ounces 2. 






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Fluid ext. senna — ounces 5. 

Dilute alcohol — enough to make ounces 
32. M. 

Directions: Take one teaspoonful three 
times a day. 

CHRONIC RHEUMATISM. 

Make a five gallon saturated solution of 
epsoms salts and water and take a bath in it. 
You will find that this treatment will cure 
when other remedies have failed. 

A good prescription for rheumatism is 
as follows: 

Ex. No. 88. 

Sodium salicylate — ounces 2. 

Potassium iodide — ounces 2. 

Potassium acetate — ounces 2. 

Fluid ext. cascara segrada — ounces 4. 

Gylcerine — ounces 4. 

Peppermint water — enough to make 
ounces 24. M. 

Directions: Take one teaspoonful every 
three hours. 



CHAPTER X. 

DISEASES PECULIAR TO MEN. 



GONORRHEA. 

Historical. This disease has immemorial 
antiquity, being described in Chinese sys- 
tems of medicine over four thousand years 
old ; also in Hindoo, Arabic, Greek and Latin 
literature It is at present of frightfully fre- 
quent occurrence, it is the cause of three- 
fourths of the diseases peculiar to women, 
and has to its credit, as the cause, three- 
fourths of all blindness in infancy. The in- 
fant's eyes become infected during its birth. 
It is the cause of the majority of cases of 
sterility. It is said that all prostitutes are 
infected with gonorrhea within three months 
after they enter the business. 

Anatomy of the Urethra. The urethra is 
a musculo-membranous tube extending from 
the meatus urinarius to the bladder. It is 
divided into three portions, the penile, mem- 
branous and prostatic. The length of the 
uretha is on an average of eight inches long. 
It is lined with mucous membrane in which 
are numerous mouths of glands which latter 

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YOU SHOULD KNOW 129 

lie below the membrane but open into the 
canal. 

Definition. Gonorrhea, or clap, is a con- 
tagious, purulent inflammation of the ure- 
thra, but it sometimes attacks other mucous 
surfaces. It is caused by the gonococcus and 
usually contracted in sexual intercourse. It 
generally begins in the anterior portion of 
the urethra, but often extends back to the 
prostatic. 

Course and Symptoms. The first symp- 
tom of gonorrhea usually appears from two 
to seven days after cantagion, and consists 
in a tickling sensation near the meatus, with 
redness and swelling of its lips and scanty 
secretion. The discharge increases rapidly 
in quantity and quality, becoming purulent 
within a week. There is generally painful 
urination, and aching in the penis. When 
priapism occurs it is quite painful. Its dura- 
tion is on an average a month, but it more 
frequently terminates as a gleet or chronic 
gonorrhea, which if not treated or badly 
treated lasts for years. 

Treatment and Prevention. Chastity is 
practically an infallible protection, which I 
urgently advise. 

But if the above advice is not taken, im- 
mediately upon finishing intercourse, regard- 
less of the fact that you think your particular 
prostitute is free from infection, wash the 



130 MEDICAL FACTS 

penis well with soap and water and then 
bathe the parts in alcohol, or if that is not 
at hand, in good whiskey, allowing a few 
drops to enter the meatus. Now, here you 
have a simple, and sure prevention ; one that 
can be carried out, for whiskey, unfortun- 
ately, is easily obtained almost anywhere. I 
have advised this procedure many times to 
many men and have been told it works like a 
charm. This method is original with the 
author as far as he knows. Certain it is that 
not even a suggestion of its use has ever 
appeared in any work on venereal diseases 
that he has read. 

The idea suggested itself to me from 
the fact that I have known men to get cured 
of acute clap by the injection of port wine. 
Alcohol is a well known and often used anti- 
septic. So it occurred to me that if alcohol 
destroys other pathogenic germs, why should 
it not also kill the gonococcus? Well, the 
results of its use proved that it did just what 
I believed it would do, and I can now recom- 
mend it with confidence. Another feature 
about it is this: The remedy is always at 
hand. But, if within a week after an illicit 
intercourse you find that you have been 
caught, then use the following line of treat- 
ment and keep in mind that gonorrhea, in- 
stead of being no worse than a bad cold, 
which opinion is held by the laity, is eonsid- 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 131 

ered by the medical profession to be the most 
dread of all infectious diseases in its far reach- 
ing effects. As above mentioned, it brings 
blindness to thousands of infants. Were it 
not for gonorrhea, surgical gynecology would 
not now be a specialty, in which case millions 
of women would not be carrying an abdom- 
inal scar, which as it is they are carrying; 
thousands of men would not be invalids 
from gonorrheal rheumatism ; sterility would 
be practically banished. Impotency in the 
male with all its psychological effects on 
man's mind would be a non-existent phenom- 
enon. In view of the fact that there are 
many young men who harbor the idea that 
one is not a man until he has had clap, it 
behooves us to ponder the above results of 
gonorrhea and impress the young man with 
the horrors of gonorrhea. 

As soon as you notice the symptoms 
enumerated above, treatment should be be- 
gun by having the following prescription 
filled and used as directed: 

Rx. No. 87. 

F. ex. of pichi. 

F. ex. stigmata maidis — of each ozs. 2. M. 

Teaspoonf ul in water every two hours. 

The above prescription is given to keep 
the urine bland and to increase its quantity. 
No injections are to be used during the in- 



132 MEDICAL FACTS 

creasing stage of the disease. For painful 
erections Prof, Lydstom advises the follow- 
ing: 

Rx. No. 90. F. ex. ergotae — oz. y 2 • 

Tr. gelsemii — oz. y^. 

Pot. brom. — dr. t. y 2 . 

Tr. hyosc. — oz. V 2 . 

Syr. auran — enough to make ozs. 2. M. 

Teaspoonful at bed time. 

Use the treatment above outlined for 
the first two or four days, then use the 
following : 

Rx. No. 91. 

Oil sandalwood — oz. 1. 
Directions: Take 15 drops on sugar 
three times a day. 

Rx. No. 92. 

Alum — 2 grs. 

Zinc. Sulph. — 2 grs. 

Water — 1 oz. 

Injection. 

In the very few cases which resist the 
above line of treatment washing out the blad- 
der and urethra daily with a permanganate 
of pot. sol. will prove effective. Place two 
grains of permanganate of potash in a quart 
of warm water in a fountain syringe and use 
as an injection, all of the solution to return 
as fast as it is injected. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 133 

GLEET— THAT MORNING DEOP. 

Gleet is the result of an uncured chronic 
gonorrhea, then occurs the following condi- 
tion : 

On rising in the morning, straining at 
stool, or dallying with a woman, there is 
noticed by the patient that a discharge takes 
place from the penis, it may be only a few 
drops, or may be quite as much as a tea- 
spoonful. It is due to a localized inflamma- 
tory spot generally in the prostatic urethra. 
I have known men to suffer with "morning 
drop," as it is called, for years. The treat- 
ment is both simple and effective as follows : 

Ex. No. 93. 

2 per cent sol. nit. silver — oz. 1. 

Directions: Apply two or three drops 
through a rubber catheter once every day to 
the deep urethra. 

SYPHILIS. 

Definition. Syphilis is a chronic infec- 
tious and contagious disease, also hereditary, 
affecting the entire human economy. It is 
communicated to the healthy only by contact 
with the fluids of the diseased. It is charac- 
terized by an incubation period of from three 
to four weeks resulting in an initial sore 
(chancre) which is always indurated at its 
base, ten days after which the lymphatics be- 



134 MEDICAL FACTS 

come invloved, one month later a red macu- 
lar eruption appears, which is soon followed 
by involvement of the mucous surfaces. 
Syphilis is caused by the sperochita palla- 
dium. 

For convenience of description syphilis 
is divided into primary, secondary and terti- 
ary. 

Primary syphilis is that stage of the dis- 
ease in which occur the primary sore; the 
secondary stage includes the lesions involv- 
ing the mucous membranes and skin; the 
tertiary stage is that stage in which are in- 
volved the internal organs and bones. 

One attack usually gives immunity. The 
duration of the disease is from one to eight 
years. For your protection is given below 
the usual modes of infection. First and 
foremost the disease is contracted through 
coitus. Second, the disease is conveyed by 
kissing, sucking, examining diseased persons. 
Third, it may be contracted through the use 
of such articles as drinking cups, knives, 
forks, surgical and dental instruments. 
From the above you will see the importance 
of always using your own individual drink- 
ing cup, towels, soap and all other toilet ar- 
ticles that have been used by diseased per- 
sons. 

The treatment of syphilis is directed first 
to the local sore and then to the destruction 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 135 

of the poison within the system. This is one 
of the few diseases for which we possess a 
specific. In mercury we have as potent a 
remedy for sypilis as is quinine for malaria. 
The chancre should be kept clean and well 
dusted with iodoform. It usually heals after 
a few weeks. The administration of mer- 
cury should be begun just as soon as the diag- 
nosis has been made, and kept up for not less 
than two years. The following formula alter- 
nating with vegetable alteratives should be 
kept up for a period of two years. 

Rx. No. 94. 

Bichloride of mercury — 3 grains. 

Iodide potash — 1 ounce. 

Syrup of sarsaparilla— 8 ounces. M. 

Directions: Teaspoonful after meals. Or, 

Rx. No. 95. 
Fl. ext. stillingia. 

Fl. ext. sarsaparilla — of each ozs. 4. 
Fl. ext. poke root. 
Fl. ext. lappa. 

Fl. ext. xanthoxylum — of each oz. 14. M. 
Directions: Teaspoonful three times a 
day. 

Rx. No. 96. 

Syrup of sarsaparilla compound — 3 oz. 
Bichloride of mercury — 1 grain. M. 
One teaspoonful three times a day. 



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VARICOCELE. 

Varicocele is a varicose condition of the 
veins accompanying the cord within the scro- 
tum. 

It is more frequent in young adults and is 
usually caused by masturbation, unsatisfied 
sexual desires and excesses. 

The symptoms of variococele are as fol- 
lows: The patient notices a wormlike mass 
within the scrotum which produces a drag- 
ging dull pain. The testicle has a tendency 
to diminish in size. The sexual desire is di- 
minished. The treatment consists in sup- 
port of the testicle by means of a suspensory 
bandage, the application of the following 
and bathing of the scrotum in ice cold water 
daily. 

Ex. No. 97. 

Liquid guiacol — dr. 1. 
Tinct. aconite — oz. 1. M. 
Apply to scrotum with a feather once a 
day. 

SPERMATORRHEA. 

This is a weakened condition of the 
mouths of the ejaculatory ducts and sensi- 
tiveness of the lining of the urethra which 
causes a discharge of mucus, and, some- 
time, spermatorzoids, on defecation, or on ris- 
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YOU SHOULD KNOW 137 

Prostatorrhea is the same condition due 
to sensitiveness of the prostatic urethra and 
gives the same symptom, except the dis- 
charge does not contain spermatazoa. 

The causes are: masturbation, with- 
drawal during coitus, ungratified sexual pas- 
sion. The symptoms are, beside the above, 
discharges, a neurasthenic condition, the pa- 
tient worrying about his condition, sexual 
impotence and lack of ambition. 

The treatment is the same as for gleet, 
the use of the silver solution, introduction of 
a steel sound and exercise, or 

Rx. No. 98. 

Tr. nux. vom. 

Tr. cantharides — of each dr. 1. 

Fl. ext. ergot — oz. 1. 

Tr. iron chloride — dr. 3. 

Dil. phos. acid — dr. 3. 

Mix. Dose, 30 drops after meals, 

ORCHITIS. 

Orchitis is an inflammation of the testicle 
due to an infection with the gonococcus. Its 
symptoms are pain and swelling of the organ 
and is often accompanied with fever. 

The following treatment has always pro- 
duced results in my hands: 



138 MEDICAL FACTS 

Rx. No. 99. 

Tr. aconite. 

Guiacol — V2 ounce of each. 

Sig: Apply locally to the testicle. 

This application causes some smarting 
but the results are so uniformly excellent 
that it is confidently recommended. 

IMPOTENCE. 

Impotence is an inability to copulate or 
perform the sexual act, due to, generally, lack 
of or absence of an erection. 

The causes are masturbation or excessive 
sexual indulgence. It also occurs in old 
drunkards and chronic gonorrherics. The 
symptoms are cold hands and feet, inability 
to look one square in the eyes, neurasthenia, 
frequent nocturnal emission, insomnia, poor 
appetite, headache, fatigue on exertion or 
exercise, melancholia and vertigo. 

Treatment. In a case of impotence, the 
patient, first of all, must be encouraged and 
assured that he can be cured. 

The following line of treatment has given 
the author uniform results : 

Rx. No. 100. 

Sodium brom. — 4 drams. 

Atropine, sulph. — y% grains. 

Water — 4 ounces. 

Dose: Teaspoonful in water at bedtime. 

And 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 139 

Rx. No. 101. 

Tr. nux. vom. 

Tr. cantharides — of each, dr. 1. 

Fl. ext. ergot — oz. 1. 

Tr. Iron chloride — dr. 3. 

Dil. phos. acid — Dr. 3. 

Mix. Dose, 30 drops after meals. 

Besides the above it is often necessary to 
introduce a steel sound into the urethra 
every two days. The sound should be as 
large as will go in. If the above treatment is 
faithfully carried out, the patient will find 
that after several months that he will be able 
to have and hold an erection as he did when 
healthy. 



CHAPTER XL 

VETERINARY MEDICINE AND USEFUL 
FORMULAS. 



For colic in horses any one of the follow- 
ing may be used: 

Rx. No. 102. 

Chloral hydrate — ozs. 1. 

Water— pint 1. M. 

Directions: Give as one dose. 

Or, 

Rx. No. 103. 

Sulph. morphine — grains 2. 

Sulph. atropine — grains *4. M. 

Directions : Give as one dose. 

Or, 

Rx. No. 104. 

Raw linseed oil — one pint as a dose. 

CONDITION POWDERS. 
The following makes a good condition 
powder: 

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YOU SHOULD KNOW 141 

Rx. No. 105. 
Black antimony — ozs. 1. 
Resin — ozs. 1. 
Capsicum — ozs. 1. 
Sulphur — ozs. 2. 
Saltpeter — ozs. 2. 
Cream of tartar — ozs. 2. 
Ginger — ozs. 2. 

Mix well and give a tablespoonful once 
a day. 

YELLOW WATER OR KIDNEY MEDICINE. 

Rx. No. 106. 

Sweet spirits of niter — ozs. 1. 
Nitrate of potash — ozs. 1. 
Fluid ext. buchu — ozs. 2. 
Water — ozs. 8. M. 

Directions : Give one tablespoonful three 
times a day. 

FOUNDERS. 

The U. S. government agricultural de- 
partment advises for founders 4 ozs. of ni- 
trate of potash in a pint of water every six 
hours and to keep the horse's feet in ice. 

But the treatment that I always use with 
unvarying good results is as follows: 

Rx. No. 107. 

Sodium salycilate — drams 1, every four 
hours. 



142 MEDICAL FACTS 

Give the horse one teaspoonful of Fowl- 
er's solution in his drinking water daily. 

SCREW WORMS: 

Inject a dram of chloroform in the cavity 
or sore and the worms will come away dead. 

BLIND STAGGERS. 

Ex. No. 108. 

Fluid ext. ginger — ozs. 6. 
Sodium hyposulph. — ozs. 2. 
Tinct. gelsem. — ozs. 2. 
Water — ozs. 4. M. 
Dose, a cup full. 

CHICKEN CHOLERA. 

Make up a saturated solution of alum in 
water and give in the place of plain water. 

ANT EXTERMINATOR. 

Ex. No. 109. 

Take one oz. of Fowler's solution of ar- 
senic and add a pint of molasses. Set above 
out in saucers. 

BRASS POLISH. 

Rx. No. 110. 

To one ounce of sulphuric acid add one 
pint of cottonseed oil. Use as a polisher. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 143 

CARPET CLEANER. 

Ex. No. 111. 

Powdered Fuller's earth — lbs. 4. 
Common salt — lbs. 3. 
Turpentine — pint i/2- M. 
Directions : Sprinkle over the carpet and 
then use scrub brush. 

CEMENT. 

The following will be found a good cement 
for almost every purpose: 

Ex. No. 112. 

Fish glue — ozs. 1. 

Gum ammoniac — drams */£• 

Gum mastic — drams */£. 

Alcohol — drams 1V&. M. 

LEATHER CEMENT. 

Ex. No. 113. 

Carbon disulphide — drams 10. 
Turpentine — drams 1. 
Gutta percha — enough to make a thin 
glue. 

TO REMOVE GREASE FROM CLOTHING. 

Ex. No. 114. 

Chloroform — ozs. 4. 

Ether — ozs. 1. 

Gasoline — quart 1. M. 

To rid stable of flies spray with gasoline. 



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FURNITURE POLISH. 

Ex. No. 115. 

Linseed oil — pint 1. 

Alcohol — ozs. 4. 

Acetic acid — ozs. 4. 

Turpentine — ozs. 4. 

Solution antimony chloride — ozs. 2. M. 

Shake before using. 

HARNESS DRESSING. 

Ex. No. 116. 
Yellow wax — ozs. 6. 
Lamp black — ozs. *4. 
Turpentine — quart 1. M. 

WRITING INK. 

Ex. No. 117. 

Sol. logwood ext. — ozs. 20. 

Potassium bichromate — grs. 90. 

Chrome alum — ozs. 5. 

oxalic acid — ozs. 1. 

Carbolic acid — drs. 1. 

Distilled water — enough. 

Mix the ext. sol. with 50 ozs. water, heat 
on a water bath to 90 degrees Centigrade. 
Add the potassium bichromate, chrone alum, 
and oxalic acid previously dissolved in 15 ozs. 
of water. Continue the temperature of 90 
degrees Centrigrade for one-half hour, then 
add enough water to make the mixture weigh 
100 ozs., add the carbolic acid ; set aside for 






YOU SHOULD KNOW 145 

three days and decant the clear liquid. This 
is a good and cheap black ink. 

INK ERASER. 

Ex. No. 118. 

Tale of chlorinated lime — ozs. 4 and add 
32 ozs. water. Shake well and set aside for 
a day or so, then strain. Then add 2 ozs. 
acetic acid to every pint of lime water. Use 
by applying with the reverse end of your pen 
holder. 

GLUE. 

Ex. No. 119 

Dextrine yellow — ozs. 2. 
Oil cloves — drs. y 2 . 
Glycerine — drs. 1. 
Water — ozs. 4. M. 

TO CLEAN PANAMA HATS. 

Two solutions are needed. 

Rx. No. 120. 

(Rx. No. 1.) 

Hyposulphite of soda— ozs. y%. 

Glycerine — drs. 2. 

Alcohol — drs. 1. 

Water — ozs. 4. M. 

(Rx. No. 2.) 

Citric acid — drs. 1. 

Alcohol — ozs. 1. 

Water — ozs. 8. M. 

Apply No. 1. After 12 hours apply No. 2. 



CHAPTER XIL 

SOME INSIDE FACTS REGARDING THE 
MEDICAL PROFESSION. 

A few years ago at a meeting of the 
Avoyelles Medical Society I put a motion be- 
fore the house asking that we go on record 
as favoring at the next meeting of the Louisi- 
ana State Medical Society, a law to compel 
all physicians to go before the Medical Ex- 
amining Board and be examined on all late 
discoveries and advances made in medicine. 
And such examinations to be required of 
each physician every five years. Such a law 
would force every physician to keep up with 
his profession; would be in the interest of 
the public ; would make for the good of both 
physician and patient. As the army and 
navy surgeons are required to undergo such 
an examination, it appears to me that the 
ordinary citizen should have the same pro- 
tection as is given the soldier. 

But my motion was ruled as out of order. 
Now, I want to say right here that our local 
society is composed of physicians who are 
above the average in intelligence. You 

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YOU SHOULD KNOW 147 

might think that you, the public, could de- 
mand and have passed such a law as above 
referred to, but I want to tell you that you 
would hardly succeed. There are many physi- 
cians who believe that the medical profession 
from the standpoint of politics and economics 
is the greatest trust in existence today. 
Their organization is practically perfect. 
The unit is the county society, which must 
affiliate with the state society, and the state 
in turn with the American Medical Associa- 
tion. Each state society has its commmittee 
on legislation and employs its attorneys. 
When legislation is desired, pressure is 
brought to bear on the members of the legis- 
lature by the physicians as individuals, and 
also collectively through the medical so- 
cieties. Of course many laws advocated by 
the medical societies are beneficial to the 
public, but on the other hand let some leg- 
islator attempt to have passed a law permit- 
ting other schools of practice to have legal 
recognition and see how quick such a propo- 
sition would be squelched. It is estimated 
that there are thirty millions of people in 
the United States who do not employ allo- 
phatic physicians. Yet by the laws of most 
states you are compelled to employ them or 
do without. 

Through a campaign of education which 
is carried on by the medical profession, 



148 MEDICAL FACTS 

through their national association, the public 
has been brought to the point where they 
believe that any medical preparation, it mat- 
ters not how meritorious it may be, loses all 
its virtues as soon as it is advertised. The 
point is this, if the medical preparation which 
has been brought to the attention of the pub- 
lic by advertising, is purchased by the pub- 
lic, the physician has lost a possible fee, and 
that is the reason why physicians call such 
remedies nostrums. Yet, strange to say, 
the physician is as gullible as the public, for 
it is a fact that pharmaceutical houses, by 
advertising their products in medical jour- 
nals only, and as sold to the medical profes- 
sion on their written prescription at a drug 
store, they use the physician as an unpaid 
agent to sell their goods to the public. Then, 
as soon as the physician has thoroughly in- 
troduced the preparation to the public the 
manufacturers take their product out of the 
list of "ethical preparations" by advertis- 
ing it to the public direct. 

Now, to sum up, when taking medicine, 
be it a proprietary preparation or prepared 
by a physician's prescription, insist on know- 
ing its ingredients and study the effects of 
the drugs in a materia medica and give your 
own judgment a little exercise. Do not dis- 
miss a remedy as unworthy of your consid- 
eration simply because it is advertised. 



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Do not select as your family physician a 
man who does not keep up with his profession 
or does not continue to study. More ad- 
vances have been made in the treatment of 
diseases in the past ten years than in all the 
past put together. 

Insist that the proceedings of your local 
medical society be published in the local 
press and talk to your physician about the 
efforts being made in the prevention of dis- 
eases and also what is being done in the way 
of sanitation. Such interest on your part 
will make better physicians of your men and 
a better citizen of you. 

EMERGENCY MEASURES AND ANTIDOTES 
FOR POISONS. 

General Directions. In case of poison be- 
ing swallowed empty the stomach at once by 
any one of the following methods : A table- 
spoonful of mustard in a pint of warm water; 
a tablespoonful of salt dissolved in water; a 
tablespoonful of the syrup of ipecac. 

For all corrosive poisons give the whites 
of several eggs. 

In case of collapse give a cup of strong 
black coffee and apply warmth to the extrem- 
ities. 

In all alkaloidal poisons, like strychnine, 
atropine, morphine, etc., give tannic acid or 
red oak bark tea, as this precipitates most 



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all of the alkaloids and prevents their absorp- 
tion. 

EMERGENY MEASURES. 

In case of hemorrhage, apply pressure to 
the part. 

In cuts or bruises paint the part with 
tincture of iodine, to prevent infection. 

In burns, castor oil applied locally pre- 
vents pain by excluding the air. 

In fractures of any kind, use traction on 
the limb, and apply a sand bag on each side 
of the member and keep the patient in the 
recumbent position. 

In fainting, apply cold to the head and 
warmth to the extremities. 



THE END. 



